Vulnerability in Huawei Utps Firmware
CVE-2016-8769
Huawei UTPS earlier than UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983 has an unquoted service path vulnerability which can lead to the truncation of UTPS service query paths. An attacker may put an executable file in the search path of the affected service and obtain elevated privileges after the executable file is executed.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Utps Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Utps — versions earlier than UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.security-geek.in/2017/02/07/0day-discovery-system-level-access-by-privilege… (URL Repurposed, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94403 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-utps-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40807/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8769?
- CVE-2016-8769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Utps Firmware, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8769?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.