What is CVE-2016-2231?

CVE-2016-2231 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mt882, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-2231?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2231 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Huawei Mt882

CVE-2016-2231

The Windows-based Host Interface Program (WHIP) service on Huawei SmartAX MT882 devices V200R002B022 Arg relies on the client to send a length field that is consistent with a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

EPSS: 0.003 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Mt882
Huawei Mt882_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2231?: CVE-2016-2231 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mt882, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-2231?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2231 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.