What is CVE-2017-17132?

CVE-2017-17132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vp9660, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-17132?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Vp9660

CVE-2017-17132

Huawei VP9660 V500R002C10 has a uncontrolled format string vulnerability when the license module output the log information. An authenticated local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Published 2018-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Vp9660
Huawei Vp9660 Firmware — versions v500r002c10
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vp9660 — versions V500R002C10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171206-01-license-… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17132?: CVE-2017-17132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vp9660, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-17132?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.