Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU23418

NULL pointer dereference in Huawei S5700 and Huawei S6700 - CVE-2019-5290

Published: December 5, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23418

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5290

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Huawei S5700
Huawei S6700

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5290

Install updates from vendor's website.

Huawei S5700 - addressed in versions V2R5SPH026, V2R11C10
Huawei S6700 - addressed in versions V2R5SPH026, V2R11C10

External References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-02-dos-en

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