CVE-2012-6568 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the back-end component of Huawei UTPS 1.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by supplying an excessively long IDS_PLUGIN_NAME string within a plug-in configuration file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-21988) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:huawei:utps:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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