CVE-2016-2855 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the MobileBrServ program data directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying VERSION.dll.

Published: 2016-05-23

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:huawei:mobile_broadband_hl_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3928	The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the MobileBrServ program data directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying VERSION.dll.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137025/Huawei-Mobile-Broadband-HL-Service-22.001.25.00.03-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/34
https://bogner.sh/2016/05/cve-2016-2855-huawei-mobile-broadband-hl-service-local-privilege-escalation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtjE2PmEJU

History

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Huawei Mobile Broadband Hl Service

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-05-23T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:13.703Z

Reserved: 2016-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2855

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-23T19:59:01.353

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2855

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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