CVE-2020-1865 Memory corruption in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800

Medium 6.5 Published 13 Jan 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can send crafted PIM messages to Huawei CloudEngine switches to trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially causing a crash or leaking memory.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-1865?

CVE-2020-1865 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800, published on 13 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Huawei CloudEngine products. The software reads data past the end of the intended buffer when parsing certain PIM message, an adjacent attacker could send crafted PIM messages to the device, successful exploit could cause out of bounds read when the system does the certain operation.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1865?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 5800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 6800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 7800 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1865 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-2020-1865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpxx-wvjv-769j.