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CVE-2016-6178: Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software…

CVE-2016-6178 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 5 affected products, including Huawei Ne5000e Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine devices 12800 with software before V100R003SPH010 and V100R005 before V100R005SPH006 allow remote attackers with control plane access to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected products

  • Huawei Ne5000e Firmware: v800r006c00
  • Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware: v100r003c00; v100r003c10; v100r005c00; v100r005c10
  • Huawei Ptn 6900 2 M8 Firmware: v800r007c00
  • Huawei Cx600 Firmware: v600r008c20; v800r006c00; v800r006c20; v800r007c00
  • Huawei Ne40e Firmware: v600r008c20; v800r006c00; v800r006c20; v800r006c30; v800r007c00

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