CVE-2019-5280 Security feature bypass in CloudLink Phone 7900

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass TLS certificate verification in Huawei CloudLink phones via MITM, causing abnormal registration and service disruption.

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-2019-5280?

CVE-2019-5280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei CloudLink Phone 7900, published on 13 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SIP TLS module of Huawei CloudLink Phone 7900 with V600R019C10 has a TLS certificate verification vulnerability. Due to insufficient verification of specific parameters of the TLS server certificate, attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks, leading to the affected phones registered abnormally, affecting the availability of IP phones.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5280?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Cloudlink Phone 7900 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-5280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prwp-rv3c-r8v8.

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