What is CVE-2017-8174?

CVE-2017-8174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Secospace Usg6300, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8174?

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

Vulnerability in Huawei Secospace Usg6300

CVE-2017-8174

Huawei USG6300 V100R001C30SPC300 and USG6600 with software of V100R001C30SPC500,V100R001C30SPC600,V100R001C30SPC700,V100R001C30SPC800 have a weak algorithm vulnerability. Attackers may exploit the weak algorithm vulnerability to crack the cipher text and cause confidential information leaks on the transmission links.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.3th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Secospace_usg6300
Huawei Secospace_usg6300_firmware — versions v100r001c30spc300
Huawei Secospace_usg6600
Huawei Secospace_usg6600_firmware — versions v100r001c30spc500, v100r001c30spc600, v100r001c30spc700
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Secospace Usg6300,secospace Usg6600 — versions V100R001C30SPC300,V100R001C30SPC500,V100R001C30SPC600,V100R001C30SPC700,V100R001C30SPC800

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8174?: CVE-2017-8174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Secospace Usg6300, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8174?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.