VDB-107929 · CVE-2014-9697 · GCVE-0-2014-9697

Huawei USG9560/9520/9580 prior V300R001C01SPC300 Website resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei USG9560, 9520 and 9580 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Website Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9697. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Huawei USG9560, 9520 and 9580. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Website Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei USG9560/9520/9580 before V300R001C01SPC300 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak or denial of service (memory exhaustion, reboot and MPU switchover) via a crafted website.

The bug was discovered 12/24/2014. The weakness was shared 10/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at www1.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9697 since 03/13/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1028 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version V300R001C01SPC300 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: USG9560/9520/9580 V300R001C01SPC300

Timelineinfo

12/24/2014 🔍
03/13/2015 +79 days 🔍
10/17/2017 +949 days 🔍
10/17/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/25/2019 +768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: www1.huawei.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-9697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107929

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2017 09:03
Updated: 11/25/2019 15:44
Changes: 10/18/2017 09:03 (57), 11/25/2019 15:44 (2)
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