CVE-2012-6568 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Huawei UTPS to gain elevated privileges via a malicious plug-in configuration file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6568?
CVE-2012-6568 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Utps.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-6568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5mx-jxfp-jwrh.