VDB-91829 · CVE-2016-6159 · sa-20160907-01

Huawei WS331a prior WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 Management Interface LAN improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei WS331a and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Management Interface. The manipulation leads to improper authentication (LAN). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6159. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Huawei WS331a. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (LAN). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

The weakness was shared 09/21/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6159 since 07/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

WS331a

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: LAN
Class: Improper authentication / LAN
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WS331a WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112

Timelineinfo

07/04/2016 🔍
09/21/2016 +79 days 🔍
09/21/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160907-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91829
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2016 09:23
Updated: 09/19/2022 14:37
Changes: 09/22/2016 09:23 (49), 04/22/2019 19:05 (10), 09/19/2022 14:37 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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