Privilege Elevation Vulnerability in Huawei UMA Software
CVE-2017-8120

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Status
Uma
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

Summary

The UMA software from Huawei versions V200R001 and V300R001 is susceptible to a privilege elevation vulnerability. This flaw arises from inadequate validation or mismanagement of parameters, enabling an attacker to send specially crafted packets designed to exploit the vulnerability. By successfully executing this attack, the unauthorized party could achieve elevated privileges within the affected system, compromising the integrity and security of sensitive operations.

Affected Version(s)

UMA V200R001 and V300R001

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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