CVE-2016-2780 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Huawei UTPS due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- 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-2016-2780?
CVE-2016-2780 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Huawei UTPS before UTPS-V200R003B015D15SP00C983 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2780?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Utps Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-2780 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2780 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgf5-526g-xhj6.