CVE-2014-9697 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause memory exhaustion and device reboots on Huawei USG firewalls by sending crafted web requests.
- 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-2014-9697?
CVE-2014-9697 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei USG9560/9520/9580 before V300R001C01SPC300 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak or denial of service (memory exhaustion, reboot and MPU switchover) via a crafted website.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9697?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Usg9520 Firmware, Huawei Usg9560 Firmware, Huawei Usg9580 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9697 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-2014-9697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v5w-79qq-mjhg.