Many vulnerabilities in older Huawei 3G routers won’t get patched

Huawei doesn’t plan to patch more than a dozen models of 3G routers that have severe software vulnerabilities.

The flaws could allow an attacker to change DNS (Domain Name System) settings, upload new firmware without logging into the device and conduct a denial-of-service attack.

The models of affected routers, distributed by ISPs in 21 countries, are now considered out of Huawei’s support cycle, said Pierre Kim, a security researcher who found the issues and listed the models on his blog.

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