PT-2017-6234 · Huawei · Huawei Ec176+3

Published 2017-12-11 · Updated 2017-12-29 · CVE-2014-8358

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei EC156, EC176, and EC177 USB Modem products with software before UTPS-V200R003B015D02SP07C1014 (23.015.02.07.1014) and before V200R003B015D02SP08C1014 (23.015.02.08.1014)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges by compromising a low privilege account and modifying Mobile Partner.exe, due to a weak ACL for the "Mobile Partner" directory.

Recommendations For Huawei EC156, EC176, and EC177 USB Modem products with software before UTPS-V200R003B015D02SP07C1014 (23.015.02.07.1014) and before V200R003B015D02SP08C1014 (23.015.02.08.1014), update to a version that includes the necessary security patches to strengthen the ACL for the "Mobile Partner" directory. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "Mobile Partner" directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8358

Affected Products

Huawei Ec156

Huawei Ec176

Huawei Ec177

Mobile Partner

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30477 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8358 · Security Note
• http://huawei.com/us/psirt/security-advisories/2014/hw-376152 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70672 · Note
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128767/Huawei-Mobile-Partner-DLL-Hijacking.html · Note