VDB-114811 · CVE-2017-8176 · GCVE-0-2017-8176

Huawei IPTV STB prior V100R003C01LMYTa6SPC001 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei IPTV STB. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8176. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei IPTV STB. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei IPTV STB with earlier than IPTV STB V100R003C01LMYTa6SPC001 versions has an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access the serial interface and modify the configuration. Successful exploit could lead to the authentication bypass and view channels by free.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2017. The weakness was released 03/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8176 since 04/25/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 185 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version V100R003C01LMYTa6SPC001 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

IPTV STB

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: IPTV STB V100R003C01LMYTa6SPC001

Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
09/16/2017 +144 days 🔍
03/20/2018 +185 days 🔍
03/20/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/15/2020 +665 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: support.huawei.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114811

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2018 07:48
Updated: 01/15/2020 09:11
Changes: 03/21/2018 07:48 (56), 01/15/2020 09:11 (2)
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