CVE-2017-17301 Weak cryptography in AR120-S,AR1200,AR1200-S,AR150,AR160,AR200,AR200-S,AR2200,AR2200-S,AR3200,AR3600,AR510,CloudEngine 12800,CloudEngine 5800,CloudEngine 6800,CloudEngine 7800,DP300,SMC2.0,SRG1300,SRG2300,SRG3300,TE30,TE60,VP9660,ViewPoint 8660,eSpace IAD,eSpace U1981,eSpace USM

Critical 9.8 Published 15 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An unauthenticated remote attacker can forge RSA certificates due to weak cryptography, bypassing security controls on Huawei network devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-17301?

CVE-2017-17301 is a critical vulnerability in Huawei Ar3200 Firmware, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei AR120-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR1200 V200R005C20, V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, AR1200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR150 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, AR160 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, AR200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, AR200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR2200 V200R005C20, V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, AR2200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR3200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C00, V200R008C10, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR3600 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, AR510 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, CloudEngine 12800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00, V200R001C00, CloudEngine 5800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00, V200R001C00, CloudEngine 6800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00, V200R001C00, CloudEngine 7800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00, V200R001C00, DP300 V500R002C00, SMC2.0 V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V500R002C00, SRG1300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, SRG2300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, SRG3300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, TE30 V100R001C10, TE60 V100R003C00, V500R002C00, VP9660 V200R001C02, V200R001C30, V500R002C00, ViewPoint 8660 V100R008C02, V100R008C03, eSpace IAD V300R002C01, eSpace U1981 V200R003C20, V200R003C30, eSpace USM V100R001C01, V300R001C00 have a weak cryptography vulnerability. Due to not properly some values in the certificates, an unauthenticated remote attacker could forges a specific RSA certificate and exploits the vulnerability to pass identity authentication and logs into the target device to obtain permissions configured for the specific user name.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17301?

It affects 28 products.

Products include Huawei Ar120-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200 Firmware, Huawei Ar150 Firmware, Huawei Ar160 Firmware, Huawei Ar200-S Firmware and 22 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Ar3200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7vg8-9cq4-jmgg.