VDB-92331 · CVE-2016-8278 · sa-20160921-02

Huawei USG9520/USG9560/USG9580 prior V300R001C01SPCa00 URL input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei USG9520, USG9560 and USG9580. This affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C01SPCa00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via an unspecified URL.

The weakness was released 10/03/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8278 since 09/18/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version V300R001C01SPCa00 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93099†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-92330.

Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

Version

V300R001C01

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: USG9520/USG9560/USG9580 V300R001C01SPCa00

Timelineinfo

09/18/2016 🔍
09/21/2016 +3 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +12 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +2179 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160921-02
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8278 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93099 - Multiple Huawei Products CVE-2016-8278 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2016 10:32 AM
Updated: 09/22/2022 08:39 AM
Changes: 10/04/2016 10:32 AM (50), 04/30/2019 04:29 PM (12), 09/22/2022 08:39 AM (4)
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