7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-2404
Huawei Switches Permission Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; ACU2 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00 have a permission control vulnerability. If a switch enables Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) for permission control and user permissions are not appropriate, AAA users may obtain the virtual type terminal (VTY) access permission, resulting in privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2404 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Huawei s12700_firmware
2 Huawei s5700_firmware
3 Huawei s6700_firmware
4 Huawei s7700_firmware
5 Huawei s9700_firmware
6 Huawei acu2_firmware
7 Huawei s5700
8 Huawei s6700
9 Huawei s7700
10 Huawei s12700
11 Huawei s9700
12 Huawei acu2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s5700_firmware:v200r001c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s5700_firmware:v200r002c00spc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s5700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s5700_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s5700_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:s5700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r001c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r002c00spc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s6700_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:s6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s7700_firmware:v200r001c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s7700_firmware:v200r002c00spc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s7700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s7700_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s7700_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:s7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s9700_firmware:v200r001c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s9700_firmware:v200r002c00spc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s9700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s9700_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s9700_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:s9700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s12700_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s12700_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:s12700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:acu2_firmware:v200r005c00spc500:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:acu2_firmware:v200r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:acu2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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0.38939

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