What is the severity of CVE-2012-5970?

CVE-2012-5970 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service on affected devices.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5970?

To fix CVE-2012-5970, users should update the firmware of the Huawei E585 and E585u-82 devices to the latest version provided by Huawei.

What devices are affected by CVE-2012-5970?

CVE-2012-5970 affects the Huawei E585 and Huawei E585u-82 devices.

What does CVE-2012-5970 exploit?

CVE-2012-5970 exploits a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to perform crafted HTTP requests leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

What is the impact of CVE-2012-5970 on devices?

The impact of CVE-2012-5970 includes potential denial of service and outages for the affected Huawei devices.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-5970

medium

6.1

CWE

476

19/12/2012

3/10/2022

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-5970: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Wed Dec 19 2012(Updated: )

The Huawei E585 device allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device outage) via crafted HTTP requests, as demonstrated by unspecified vulnerability-scanning software.

Credit: cret@cert.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Huawei E585
Huawei E585u-82

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5970?
CVE-2012-5970 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service on affected devices.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5970?
To fix CVE-2012-5970, users should update the firmware of the Huawei E585 and E585u-82 devices to the latest version provided by Huawei.
What devices are affected by CVE-2012-5970?
CVE-2012-5970 affects the Huawei E585 and Huawei E585u-82 devices.
What does CVE-2012-5970 exploit?
CVE-2012-5970 exploits a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to perform crafted HTTP requests leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-5970 on devices?
The impact of CVE-2012-5970 includes potential denial of service and outages for the affected Huawei devices.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5970?
CVE-2012-5970 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service on affected devices.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5970?
To fix CVE-2012-5970, users should update the firmware of the Huawei E585 and E585u-82 devices to the latest version provided by Huawei.
What devices are affected by CVE-2012-5970?
CVE-2012-5970 affects the Huawei E585 and Huawei E585u-82 devices.
What does CVE-2012-5970 exploit?
CVE-2012-5970 exploits a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to perform crafted HTTP requests leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-5970 on devices?
The impact of CVE-2012-5970 includes potential denial of service and outages for the affected Huawei devices.