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S5700 Firmware CVE-2016-2404

HIGH
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2017-04-02 psirt@huawei.com
Huawei Privilege Escalation S5700 Firmware S6700 Firmware S7700 Firmware S9700 Firmware S12700 Firmware Acu2 Firmware
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 02, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; ACU2 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00 have a permission control vulnerability. If a switch enables Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) for permission control and user permissions are not appropriate, AAA users may obtain the virtual type terminal (VTY) access permission, resulting in privilege escalation.

AnalysisAI

Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00;. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; ACU2 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00 have a permission control vulnerability. If a switch enables Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) for permission control and user permissions are not appropriate, AAA users may obtain the virtual type terminal (VTY) access permission, resulting in privilege escalation. Affected products include: Huawei S5700 Firmware, Huawei S6700 Firmware, Huawei S7700 Firmware, Huawei S9700 Firmware, Huawei S12700 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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