PT-2016-5243 · Huawei · Huawei Mobile Broadband Hl Service

Florian · Published 2016-05-23 · Updated 2016-05-25 · CVE-2016-2855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service versions 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying the VERSION.dll. This is due to a weak Access Control List (ACL) used for the MobileBrServ program data directory.

Recommendations For versions 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier, consider restricting access to the MobileBrServ program data directory to prevent local users from modifying the VERSION.dll until a fix is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2855

Affected Products

Huawei Mobile Broadband Hl Service

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2855 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwtjE2PmEJU · Note
• https://bogner.sh/2016/05/cve-2016-2855-huawei-mobile-broadband-hl-service-local-privilege-escalation · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/34 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137025/Huawei-Mobile-Broadband-HL-Service-22.001.25.00.03-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html · Note