What is CVE-2016-8276?

CVE-2016-8276 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg2100, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-8276?

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

Buffer overflow in Huawei Usg2100

CVE-2016-8276

Buffer overflow in the Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600, when CHAP authentication is configured on the se…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.056 (92.1th 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 Usg2100 — versions v300r001c00, v300r001c10
Huawei Usg2200 — versions v300r001c00, v300r001c10
Huawei Usg5100 — versions v300r001c00, v300r001c10
Huawei Usg5500 — versions v300r001c00, v300r001c10
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@huawei.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8276?: CVE-2016-8276 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg2100, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-8276?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.