CVE-2012-6568: huawei utps_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6568 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in huawei utps_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-06-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the back-end component in Huawei UTPS 1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a long IDS_PLUGIN_NAME string in a plug-in configuration file.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.