SB2019120508 - Improper authentication in Huawei E5572-855
Published: December 5, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019120508
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5253)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected device does not perform a sufficient authentication when doing certain operation. A remote attacker on the local network can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.