What is CVE-2016-8278?

CVE-2016-8278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg9520, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-8278?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Huawei Usg9520

CVE-2016-8278

Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C01SPCa00 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via an unspecified URL.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Usg9520 — versions v300r001c01
Huawei Usg9560 — versions v300r001c01
Huawei Usg9580 — versions v300r001c01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8278?: CVE-2016-8278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg9520, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-8278?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.