CallStranger Vulnerability in Huawei E6878-370



Published: 2020-07-03 | Updated: 2022-08-07
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-12695
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Huawei E6878-370
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor Huawei

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU28948

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12695

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a CallStranger issue in the UPnP SUBSCRIBE functionality. A remote attacker can send traffic to arbitrary destinations, leading to amplified DDoS attacks and data exfiltration.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Huawei E6878-370: before 10.0.5.1(H612SP5C233)

External links

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200701-01-upnp-en


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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