Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Some Huawei Products
- SA No:huawei-sa-20161116-01-cfm
- Initial Release Date: Nov 16, 2016
- Last Release Date: Nov 16, 2016
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) function of some Huawei Products. When CFM is enabled and Maintenance Association End Point (MEP) is configured on the affected device, an adjacent attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the main control board of the affected device reboot. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-08015)
This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8790.
Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-cfm-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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CloudEngine 5800 |
V100R003C10 |
Upgrade to V200R001C00SPC700 |
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V100R005C00 |
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V100R005C10 |
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V100R006C00 |
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CloudEngine 6800 |
V100R003C10 |
Upgrade to V200R001C00SPC700 |
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V100R005C00 |
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V100R005C10 |
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V100R006C00 |
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CloudEngine 7800 |
V100R003C10 |
Upgrade to V200R001C00SPC700 |
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V100R005C00 |
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V100R005C10 |
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V100R006C00 |
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CloudEngine 8800 |
V100R006C00 |
Upgrade to V200R001C00SPC700 |
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CloudEngine 12800 |
V100R003C10 |
Upgrade to V200R001C00SPC700 |
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V100R005C00 |
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V100R005C10 |
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V100R006C00 |
Successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the main control board of the affected device reboot.
The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSSv3 scoring system (https://www.first.org/cvss/specification-document).
Base Score: 6.3 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
Temporal Score: 5.9 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
1. Prerequisite:
1) The attacker gains access to the network of the affected device.
2) CFM is enabled and MEP is configured on the affected device.
2. Attacking procedure:
An adjacent attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the affected products. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the main control board of the affected device reboot.
Customers should contact Huawei TAC (Huawei Technical Assistance Center) to request the upgrades. For TAC contact information, please refer to Huawei worldwide website at http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/report-vulnerabilities.
This vulnerability was discovered by Huawei internal tester.
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