CVE-2015-8083 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device restart in Huawei unified gateways via improper memory initialization during timeout processing.
- 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-2015-8083?
CVE-2015-8083 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unspecified module in Huawei eSpace U1910, U1911, U1930, U1960, U1980, and U1981 unified gateways with software before V200R003C00SPC300 does not properly initialize memory when processing timeout messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and device restart) via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Espace Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8083?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8083 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8083 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-662q-8mxr-6pg5.