Huawei HedEx DLL untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HedEx. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8137. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HedEx (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HedEx Earlier than V200R006C00 versions has a dynamic link library (DLL) hijacking vulnerability due to calling the DDL file by accessing a relative path. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to tamper with the DLL file, leading to DLL hijacking.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8137 since 04/25/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 174 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
06/01/2017 +37 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +174 days 🔍
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11/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2023 +1875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20170531-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8137 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109877
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2017 07:57
Updated: 01/11/2023 15:06
Changes: 11/23/2017 07:57 (58), 12/10/2019 07:45 (2), 01/11/2023 15:06 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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