# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-93vh-8m8m-25c2

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8572?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Huawei Ac6605 Firmware, Huawei Acu Firmware, Huawei S5300 Firmware, Huawei S5700 Firmware, Huawei S6300 Firmware, Huawei S6700 Firmware, Huawei S7700 Firmware, Huawei S9300 Firmware, Huawei S9300e Firmware, Huawei S9700 Firmware, Huawei S Series Firmware.

## 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.

## Is CVE-2014-8572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 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,. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8572/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.