CVE-2008-4589

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tvtumin.sys kernel driver in Lenovo Rescue and Recovery 4.20, including 4.20.0511 and 4.20.0512, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long file name.

Affected products

Lenovo Resuce And Recovery: 4.20, 4.20.0511, 4.20.0512

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32252
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4421
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4Q2QAK.html
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70699.html
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-02-lenovornr.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497277/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31737
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021041
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2806
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32252
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4421

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