SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-40042

There is a release of invalid pointer vulnerability in some Huawei products, successful exploit may cause the process and service abnormal.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

There is a release of invalid pointer vulnerability in some Huawei products, successful exploit may cause the process and service abnormal. Affected product versions include: CloudEngine 12800 V200R019C10SPC800, V200R019C10SPC900; CloudEngine 5800 V200R019C10SPC800, V200R020C00SPC600; CloudEngine 6800 versions V200R019C10SPC800, V200R019C10SPC900, V200R020C00SPC600, V300R020C00SPC200; CloudEngine 7800 V200R019C10SPC800.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.56% probability · 45th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-763
Affected
huawei/cloudengine 12800 firmware · huawei/cloudengine 5800 firmware · huawei/cloudengine 6800 firmware · huawei/cloudengine 7800 firmware
Source
psirt@huawei.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.