Lenovo Computers Vulnerable to HTTPS Spoofing

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National Cyber Awareness System:

Lenovo Computers Vulnerable to HTTPS Spoofing [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/02/20/Lenovo-Computers-Vulnerable-HTTPS-Spoofing ] 02/20/2015 10:07 
AM EST 
Original release date: February 20, 2015

Lenovo consumer personal computers employing the pre-installed Superfish Visual Discovery software contain a critical 
vulnerability through a compromised root CA certificate. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote 
attacker to read all encrypted web browser traffic (HTTPS), successfully impersonate (spoof) any website, or perform 
other attacks on the affected system.

US-CERT recommends users and administrators review Vulnerability Note VU#529496 [ http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529496 
] and US-CERT Alert TA15-051A [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-051A ] for additional information and 
mitigation details.

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