Huawei ViewPoint 9030 PEM Module Parameter null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability has been found in Huawei DP300, IPS Module, NGFW Module, TE30, TE40, TE50, TE60, TP3106, USG9500 and ViewPoint 9030 (Unified Communication Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component PEM Module. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

PEM module of Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; IPS Module V500R001C00; V500R001C30; NGFW Module V500R001C00; V500R002C00; NIP6300 V500R001C00; V500R001C30; NIP6600 V500R001C00; V500R001C30; RP200 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; S12700 V200R007C00; V200R007C01; V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S1700 V200R006C10; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S2700 V200R006C10; V200R007C00; V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S5700 V200R006C00; V200R007C00; V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S6700 V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S7700 V200R007C00; V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; S9700 V200R007C00; V200R007C01; V200R008C00; V200R009C00; V200R010C00; Secospace USG6300 V500R001C00; V500R001C30; Secospace USG6500 V500R001C00; V500R001C30; Secospace USG6600 V500R001C00; V500R001C30S; TE30 V100R001C02; V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE40 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE50 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C01; V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TP3106 V100R002C00; TP3206 V100R002C00; V100R002C10; USG9500 V500R001C00; V500R001C30; ViewPoint 9030 V100R011C02; V100R011C03 has a null pointer reference vulnerability due to insufficient verification. An authenticated local attacker calls PEM decoder with special parameter which could cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2017. The weakness was released 03/05/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-17135 since 12/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 89 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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12/04/2017 🔍
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Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20171206-01
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CVE: CVE-2017-17135 (🔍)

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Created: 03/06/2018 07:51 AM
Updated: 02/16/2023 07:45 PM
Changes: 03/06/2018 07:51 AM (58), 01/10/2020 11:54 AM (2), 02/16/2023 07:45 PM (3)
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