CVE-2014-8572 Denial of service in AC6605,AC6605,ACU,S2300, S3300,S2700, S3700,S5300, S5700,S6300, S6700,S7700, S9300,S9300E, S9700, AC6605 AC6605 V200R001C00, AC6605 V200R002C00,ACU ACU V200R001C00, ACU V200R002C00,S2300, S3300, V100R006C05 and earlier versions,S2700, S3700,S5300, S5700, V100R006,?S6300, S6700 V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions,S7700, S9300, V100R006,S9300E, S9700 V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions,
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Huawei network devices by sending specially crafted SSH packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8572?
CVE-2014-8572 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in AC6605,AC6605,ACU,S2300, S3300,S2700, S3700,S5300, S5700,S6300, S6700,S7700, S9300,S9300E, S9700, AC6605 AC6605 V200R001C00, AC6605 V200R002C00,ACU ACU V200R001C00, ACU V200R002C00,S2300, S3300, V100R006C05 and earlier versions,S2700, S3700,S5300, S5700, V100R006,?S6300, S6700 V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions,S7700, S9300, V100R006,S9300E, S9700 V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions,, published on 2 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei AC6605 with software V200R001C00; AC6605 with software V200R002C00; ACU with software V200R001C00; ACU with software V200R002C00; S2300, S3300, S2700, S3700 with software V100R006C05 and earlier versions; S5300, S5700, S6300, S6700 with software V100R006, V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions; S7700, S9300, S9300E, S9700 with software V100R006, V200R001, V200R002, V200R003, V200R005C00SPC300 and earlier versions could allow remote attackers to send a special SSH packet to the VRP device to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8572?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Huawei Ac6605 Firmware, Huawei Acu Firmware, Huawei S5300 Firmware, Huawei S5700 Firmware, Huawei S6300 Firmware, Huawei S6700 Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93vh-8m8m-25c2.