Privilege Elevation Vulnerability in UMA Product by Huawei
CVE-2017-8122

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Uma
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8122?

The UMA product from Huawei experiences a vulnerability that permits privilege elevation due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of parameters. By sending specially crafted packets to the affected system, an attacker can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control over sensitive system components.

Affected Version(s)

UMA V200R001

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101961
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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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