Huawei USG2100/USG2200/USG5100/USG5500 prior V300R001C10SPC600 EAP Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100 and USG5500. Affected is an unknown function of the component EAP Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-6669. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100 and USG5500. This affects an unknown code of the component EAP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600 allows remote authenticated RADIUS servers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted EAP packet.

The weakness was presented 09/22/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6669 since 08/10/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version V300R001C10SPC600 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92441†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: USG2100/USG2200/USG5100/USG5500 V300R001C10SPC600

Timelineinfo

08/10/2016 🔍
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09/22/2016 +43 days 🔍
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09/23/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160810-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6669 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6669
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91893
SecurityFocus: 92441 - Multiple Huawei USG Products CVE-2016-6669 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2016 09:25
Updated: 09/20/2022 09:31
Changes: 09/23/2016 09:25 (49), 04/24/2019 00:21 (13), 09/20/2022 09:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5E0:103

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