CVE-2015-8229 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 24 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service on Huawei unified gateways by sending crafted signaling packets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-8229?

CVE-2015-8229 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei eSpace U2980 unified gateway with software before V100R001C10 and U2990 with software before V200R001C10 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via crafted signaling packets from a registered device.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Espace Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8229 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-2015-8229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2g7v-hgr5-5mvv.