CVE-2018-7949

Description

The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A remote attacker may send some specially crafted login messages to the affected products. Due to improper authentication design, successful exploit enables low privileged users to get or modify passwords of highly privileged users.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 1288H V5; 2288H V5; 2488 V5 ; CH121 V3; CH121L V3; CH121L V5 ; CH121 V5 ; CH140 V3; CH140L V3; CH220 V3; CH222 V3; CH242 V3; CH242 V5 ; RH1288 V3; RH2288 V3; RH2288H V3; XH310 V3; XH321 V3; XH321 V5; XH620 V3
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References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180530-03-server-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7949?
CVE-2018-7949 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7949?
To fix CVE-2018-7949, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-7949 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7949 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-7949?
CVE-2018-7949 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 1288H V5; 2288H V5; 2488 V5 ; CH121 V3; CH121L V3; CH121L V5 ; CH121 V5 ; CH140 V3; CH140L V3; CH220 V3; CH222 V3; CH242 V3; CH242 V5 ; RH1288 V3; RH2288 V3; RH2288H V3; XH310 V3; XH321 V3; XH321 V5; XH620 V3.
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