What is CVE-2017-17133?

CVE-2017-17133 is a vulnerability found in Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 that allows an authenticated local attacker to place a malicious license file into the system, causing memory null pointer accessing and related processing crash.

How does CVE-2017-17133 affect Huawei VP9660?

CVE-2017-17133 affects Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 with a null pointer reference vulnerability in the license module, due to insufficient verification.

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17133?

The severity of CVE-2017-17133 is medium, with a CVSS severity score of 5.5.

How can an authenticated local attacker exploit CVE-2017-17133?

An authenticated local attacker can exploit CVE-2017-17133 by placing a malicious license file into the system, triggering memory null pointer accessing and causing a crash in the related processing.

Is there a fix available for CVE-2017-17133?

To fix CVE-2017-17133, users should update to a patched version of Huawei VP9660 firmware V500R002C10 or later, as recommended by the vendor.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-17133

medium

5.5

CWE

476

5/3/2018

16/9/2024

CVE-2017-17133: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon Mar 05 2018(Updated: )

Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 has a null pointer reference vulnerability in license module due to insufficient verification. An authenticated local attacker could place a malicious license file into system which cause memory null pointer accessing and related processing crash. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Huawei Vp9660 Firmware	=v500r002c10
Huawei VP9660

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Reference Links

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171206-01-license-en

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-17133?
CVE-2017-17133 is a vulnerability found in Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 that allows an authenticated local attacker to place a malicious license file into the system, causing memory null pointer accessing and related processing crash.
How does CVE-2017-17133 affect Huawei VP9660?
CVE-2017-17133 affects Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 with a null pointer reference vulnerability in the license module, due to insufficient verification.
What is the severity of CVE-2017-17133?
The severity of CVE-2017-17133 is medium, with a CVSS severity score of 5.5.
How can an authenticated local attacker exploit CVE-2017-17133?
An authenticated local attacker can exploit CVE-2017-17133 by placing a malicious license file into the system, triggering memory null pointer accessing and causing a crash in the related processing.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2017-17133?
To fix CVE-2017-17133, users should update to a patched version of Huawei VP9660 firmware V500R002C10 or later, as recommended by the vendor.

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