Huawei ARXXXX Encryption Key out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei ARXXXX. Affected is an unknown function of the component Encryption Key. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-17286. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei ARXXXX (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Encryption Key. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei AR120-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR1200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR1200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR150 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR150-S V200R005C32, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR160 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR2200 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR2200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR3200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C00, V200R008C10, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR3600 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, AR510 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, NetEngine16EX V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG1300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG2300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG3300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30 have an out-of-bound write vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may craft encryption key to the affected products. Successful exploit may cause buffer overflow, services abnormal.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2018. The weakness was shared 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17286 since 12/04/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

The entry VDB-113410 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Huawei

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• ARXXXX

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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