CVE-2009-2272: High severity huawei d100 vulnerability

Published Jul 1, 2009
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Updated

The Huawei D100 stores the administrator's account name and password in cleartext in a cookie, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) reading a cookie file, by (2) sniffing the network for HTTP headers, and possibly by using unspecified other vectors.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Huawei D100 Router
All of the following
Huawei D100 Firmware
Huawei D100

Event History

Jul 1, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:26 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2272?

CVE-2009-2272 is considered to be a high severity vulnerability due to the exposure of sensitive information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-2272?

To fix CVE-2009-2272, it is recommended to update the Huawei D100 router firmware to a version that does not store credentials in cleartext.

3

What kind of information is exposed by CVE-2009-2272?

CVE-2009-2272 exposes the administrator's account name and password stored in a cookie.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2009-2272?

Users of the Huawei D100 router and its associated firmware versions are affected by CVE-2009-2272.

5

What are the potential attack vectors for CVE-2009-2272?

Potential attack vectors for CVE-2009-2272 include reading cookie files and network sniffing for HTTP headers.

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