Huawei IPS Module/NGFW Module Hot Standby resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Huawei IPS Module and NGFW Module. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Hot Standby. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5435. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Huawei IPS Module and NGFW Module (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Hot Standby. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in Huawei IPS Module, NGFW Module, NIP6300, NIP6600, and Secospace USG6300, USG6500, USG6600, USG9500, and AntiDDoS8000 V500R001C00 before V500R001C20SPC100, when in hot standby networking where two devices are not directly connected, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and reboot) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was presented 06/24/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5435 since 06/15/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/24/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/15/2016 🔍
06/24/2016 +9 days 🔍
06/24/2016 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/24/2022 +2251 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160615-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88113

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2016 11:01
Updated: 08/24/2022 15:02
Changes: 06/25/2016 11:01 (45), 02/09/2019 11:02 (10), 08/24/2022 15:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E58:103

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