CVE-2020-1874 Null dereference in NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500

Medium 5.5 Published 28 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An authenticated attacker can cause a process reboot on Huawei network devices by triggering an invalid pointer access during login operations.

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-2020-1874?

CVE-2020-1874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Nip6800 Firmware, published on 28 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500 products versions of V500R001C30; V500R001C60SPC500; V500R005C00SPC100 have a invalid pointer access vulnerability. The software system access an invalid pointer when operator logs in to the device and performs some operations. Successful exploit could cause certain process reboot.

Weakness: CWE-824

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1874?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Nip6800 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware, Huawei Usg9500 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Nip6800 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjqf-572p-w4xg.