CVE-2016-2404 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5