Out-of-bounds Read in Lenovo System X3550 M5

CVE-2024-11679

An input validation weakness was reported in the TpmSetup module for some legacy System x server products that could allow a local attacker with elevated privileges to read the contents of memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-11679: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11679?
CVE-2024-11679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System X3550 M5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-11679?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.