What is CVE-2016-8798?

CVE-2016-8798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg5500, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-8798?

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

Vulnerability in Huawei Usg5500

CVE-2016-8798

Huawei USG5500 with software V300R001C00 and V300R001C00 allows attackers to bypass the anti-DDoS module of the USGs to cause a denial of service condition on the backend server.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th 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 Usg5500
Huawei Usg5500_firmware — versions v300r001c00, v300r001c10
N/a Usg5500 V300r001c00 And — versions USG5500 V300R001C00 and V300R001C00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

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-2016-8798?: CVE-2016-8798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Usg5500, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-8798?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.