Espace 7950 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2017-17222

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-03-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Import Language Package function in Huawei eSpace 7950 V200R003C30; eSpace 8950 V200R003C00; V200R003C30 has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated, remote attacker can craft and send the packets to the affected products after Language Package is uploaded. Due to insufficient verification of the packets, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Authenticated remote attackers can exploit insufficient input validation in the Language Package import function of Huawei eSpace 7950/8950 V200R003 to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious packets after uploading a language package.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches for eSpace 8950 V200R003C00 and eSpace 7950 V200R003C30; if patches unavailable, restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks and disable the Language Package import feature until remediation is possible.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Espace 7950 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r003c30
Espace 8950 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r003c00= v200r003c30

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify device model and firmware version
    Access the device administrative interface or check the system information page to determine if the device is a Huawei eSpace 7950 or 8950 and note the exact firmware version
    Affected if The device is a Huawei eSpace 7950 running firmware v200r003c30 or a Huawei eSpace 8950 running firmware v200r003c00 or v200r003c30
  2. Confirm Language Package import feature availability
    Navigate to the administrative settings and locate the Language Package import function under the system maintenance or configuration section
    Affected if The Language Package import feature is present and accessible in the administrative interface
  3. Verify administrative access status
    Check whether the administrative web interface is accessible from the network segment from which you would be testing, and confirm you have valid administrator credentials
    Affected if The administrative interface is reachable from an untrusted network or the attacker has obtained valid administrative credentials

You are affected if your Huawei eSpace 7950 runs v200r003c30 or your Huawei eSpace 8950 runs v200r003c00/v200r003c30, the Language Package import feature is enabled, and an attacker can reach the administrative interface with valid credentials.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches for eSpace 8950 V200R003C00 and eSpace 7950 V200R003C30; if patches unavailable, restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks and disable the Language Package import feature until remediation is possible.

Fix this in Espace 7950 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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