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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.