CVE-2017-17133 Null dereference in VP9660
An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service by placing a malicious license file that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- 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-2017-17133?
CVE-2017-17133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. VP9660, published on 5 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 has a null pointer reference vulnerability in license module due to insufficient verification. An authenticated local attacker could place a malicious license file into system which cause memory null pointer accessing and related processing crash. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17133?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Vp9660 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17133?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17133 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-17133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. VP9660
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3689-2458-gmcv.