CVE-2020-36602 Memory corruption in 576up005 HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;577HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;581up-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;586-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;588-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;606-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;BI-ACC-REPORT;CM-H-Shark-BD
An attacker with physical access can exploit insufficient message validation in Huawei headsets to cause out-of-bounds read and write, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- 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-2020-36602?
CVE-2020-36602 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in 576up005 HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;577HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;581up-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;586-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;588-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;606-HOTA-CM-H-Shark-BD;BI-ACC-REPORT;CM-H-Shark-BD, published on 20 Sep 2022. 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 and write vulnerability in some headset products. An unauthenticated attacker gets the device physically and crafts malformed message with specific parameter and sends the message to the affected products. Due to insufficient validation of message, which may be exploited to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36602?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Huawei 576up005 Hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware, Huawei 577hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware, Huawei 581up-Hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware, Huawei 586-Hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware, Huawei 588-Hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware, Huawei 606-Hota-Cm-H-Shark-Bd Firmware and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36602 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-2020-36602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq9m-rh8p-vchf.