Multiple Huawei CloudEngine Products CVE-2016-8790 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description: Huawei CloudEngine 5800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 6800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 7800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 8800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700, CloudEngine 12800 with software before V200R001C00SPC700 could allow the attacker to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability by sending crafted packets to the affected system to cause a main control board reboot.
Impact: An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the device to reset, causing a denial-of-service condition.
Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check specific vendor advisory for more information.
Reference URL’s:
- http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-8790/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94402
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-cfm-en
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