Buffer overflow in Huawei Cloudengine 12800
CVE-2016-8790
Huawei CloudEngine 5800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 6800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 7800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 8800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 12800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700 could allow the attacker to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the affected system to cause a main control board reboot.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Huawei Cloudengine_12800
- Huawei Cloudengine_12800_firmware — versions v100r003c10, v100r005c00, v100r005c10
- Huawei Cloudengine_5800
- Huawei Cloudengine_5800_firmware — versions v100r003c10, v100r005c00, v100r005c10
- Huawei Cloudengine_6800
- Huawei Cloudengine_6800_firmware — versions v100r003c10, v100r005c00, v100r005c10
- Huawei Cloudengine_7800
- Huawei Cloudengine_7800_firmware — versions v100r003c10, v100r005c00, v100r005c10
- Huawei Cloudengine_8800
- Huawei Cloudengine_8800_firmware — versions v100r006c00
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2016-8790?
- CVE-2016-8790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Cloudengine 12800, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8790?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.