Huawei HiSilicon box_ProcessRequest unrestricted upload ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Huawei HiSilicon. The affected element is the function box_ProcessRequest. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-24217. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei HiSilicon (the affected version unknown). Affected is the function box_ProcessRequest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/15/2020 by Alexei Kojenov as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kojenov.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The advisory contains:

This article discloses critical vulnerabilities in IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders based on HiSilicon hi3520d hardware.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-24217. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

A public exploit has been developed by Alexei Kojenov and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at kojenov.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

The advisory contains the following remark:

Huawei issued a statement saying that none of the vulnerabilities have been introduced by HiSilicon chips and SDK packages.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48900). Similar entries are available at VDB-161637, VDB-161638, VDB-161639 and VDB-161641. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Alexei Kojenov
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/15/2020 🔍
09/15/2020 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2020 +2 days 🔍
09/19/2020 +2 days 🔍
07/12/2024 +1392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: kojenov.com
Researcher: Alexei Kojenov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-24217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-24217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161640
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2020 17:17
Updated: 07/12/2024 19:17
Changes: 09/19/2020 17:17 (52), 09/19/2020 17:22 (1), 07/12/2024 19:17 (16)
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