VDB-189903 · CVE-2021-40005 · GCVE-0-2021-40005

Huawei HarmonyOS Distributed Data Service access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Distributed Data Service. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-40005. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Huawei HarmonyOS (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component Distributed Data Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 01/10/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at device.harmonyos.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-40005 since 08/23/2021. 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.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

HarmonyOS

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
01/10/2022 +140 days 🔍
01/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/12/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: device.harmonyos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189903

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2022 19:55
Updated: 01/12/2022 13:56
Changes: 01/10/2022 19:55 (37), 01/12/2022 13:56 (1)
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