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CVE-2014-5394


Multiple Huawei Campus switches allow remote attackers to enumerate usernames via vectors involving use of SSH by the maintenance terminal.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-01-08T19:29:00.610

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:11:58.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware v200r003c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s9300 - No
Operating System huawei s9300e_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300e_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300e_firmware v200r003c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s9300e - No
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r003c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s7700 - No
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware v200r003c00spc500 Yes
Hardware huawei s9700 - No
Operating System huawei s5700_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s5700_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s5700_firmware v200r003c00spc300 Yes
Hardware huawei s5700 - No
Operating System huawei s6700_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s6700_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s6700_firmware v200r003c00spc300 Yes
Hardware huawei s6700 - No
Operating System huawei s5300_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s5300_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s5300_firmware v200r003c00spc300 Yes
Hardware huawei s5300 - No
Operating System huawei s6300_firmware v200r001c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s6300_firmware v200r002c00spc300 Yes
Operating System huawei s6300_firmware v200r003c00spc300 Yes
Hardware huawei s6300 - No
Operating System huawei s2300_firmware v100r006c05 Yes
Hardware huawei s2300 - No
Operating System huawei s2700_firmware v100r006c05 Yes
Hardware huawei s2700 - No
Operating System huawei s3300_firmware v100r006c05 Yes
Hardware huawei s3300 - No
Operating System huawei s3700_firmware v100r006c05 Yes
Hardware huawei s3700 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.