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CVE-2016-2404 Details

Description

Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; ACU2 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00 have a permission control vulnerability. If a switch enables Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) for permission control and user permissions are not appropriate, AAA users may obtain the virtual type terminal (VTY) access permission, resulting in privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160217-01-switch-en [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2404
NVD Published Date:
Apr 2, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-2404 Details - Not Deferred