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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
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
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-cfm-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94402 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.