NULL pointer dereference in Huawei S5700 and Huawei S6700 - CVE-2019-5290
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23418
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5290
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei S5700
Huawei S6700
Huawei S5700
Huawei S6700
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote authenticated attacker with certain permissions can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5290
Install updates from vendor's website.