CVE-2019-5258
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 · uneditedCertain Huawei products (AP2000;IPS Module;NGFW Module;NIP6300;NIP6600;NIP6800;S5700;SVN5600;SVN5800;SVN5800-C;SeMG9811;Secospace AntiDDoS8000;Secospace USG6300;Secospace USG6500;Secospace USG6600;USG6000V;eSpace U1981) have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker who logs in to the board may send crafted messages from the internal network port or tamper with inter-process message packets to exploit this vulnerability. Due to insufficient validation of the message, successful exploit may cause the affected board to be abnormal.
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 confidenceThis is a buffer overflow vulnerability in multiple Huawei network security products (USG, NIP, SVN, Secospace, etc.) stemming from insufficient validation of crafted messages. An attacker with valid login credentials to the device board can send specially crafted messages from the internal network port or tamper with inter-process message packets to trigger the overflow, potentially causing the affected board to become unstable or abnormal.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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.
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From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Huawei device modelLog into the device management console or run the display device command via CLI to confirm the exact product model (Ap2000, Ips, Ngfw, Nip6300, Nip6600, Nip6800, S5700, or Svn5600)Affected if The device model is any of the listed affected products
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Determine the firmware versionRun the display version command in the device CLI or check the firmware version through the web management interfaceAffected if The installed firmware version matches any of the versions listed in the affected versions for that product
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Verify if internal network management is enabledCheck the device network configuration for enabled internal network ports or management interfaces accessible from internal networks using display ip interface or display current-configurationAffected if The device allows management access from internal network ports without restriction
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Check for valid administrative accountsReview the device user account configuration using display user-interface or display local-user to confirm which accounts have administrative privilegesAffected if There are active administrative accounts that could be leveraged by an attacker to send crafted messages
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Monitor for device instability indicatorsReview system logs for abnormal board restarts, service failures, or unexpected behavior using display logbuffer or checking the device crash informationAffected if The device exhibits unexplained instability, crashes, or abnormal behavior that could indicate exploitation
A user is affected if the device model and firmware version match the listed affected products and versions, and the device permits internal network management access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-provided security patch from Huawei when available. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel, monitor for unauthorized login attempts, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure of internal management interfaces.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-5258 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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