Huawei UTPS 1.0/UTPS-V200R003B015D15SP00C983 UTPS Service Query access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei UTPS and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component UTPS Service Query Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-8769. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei UTPS. This affects an unknown part of the component UTPS Service Query Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei UTPS earlier than UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983 has an unquoted service path vulnerability which can lead to the truncation of UTPS service query paths. An attacker may put an executable file in the search path of the affected service and obtain elevated privileges after the executable file is executed.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2017 by Dhruv Shah as EDB-ID 40807 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8769 since 10/18/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Dhruv Shah and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 131 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (40807) and SecurityFocus (BID 94403†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Dhruv Shah
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OpenVAS ID: 880988
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UTPS UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983

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04/02/2017 +131 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: EDB-ID 40807
Researcher: Dhruv Shah
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99207
SecurityFocus: 94403 - Huawei UTPS CVE-2016-8769 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8769 - Huawei - UTPS - Use-After-Free Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2017 09:04
Updated: 04/26/2025 00:01
Changes: 04/03/2017 09:04 (74), 08/25/2020 09:14 (4), 04/26/2025 00:01 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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