CVE-2019-5291

Description

Some Huawei products have an insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker has to intercept specific packets between two devices, modify the packets, and send the modified packets to the peer device. Due to insufficient verification of some fields in the packets, an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to cause the target device to be abnormal.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: n/a AR120-S;AR1200;AR1200-S;AR150;AR150-S;AR160;AR200;AR200-S;AR2200;AR2200-S;AR3200;AR3600;CloudEngine 12800;NetEngine16EX;S6700;SRG1300;SRG2300;SRG3300
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References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-validation-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5291?
CVE-2019-5291 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5291?
To fix CVE-2019-5291, 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-2019-5291 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5291 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-2019-5291?
CVE-2019-5291 affects n/a AR120-S;AR1200;AR1200-S;AR150;AR150-S;AR160;AR200;AR200-S;AR2200;AR2200-S;AR3200;AR3600;CloudEngine 12800;NetEngine16EX;S6700;SRG1300;SRG2300;SRG3300.
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