CVE-2015-8230 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Huawei eSpace IP phones by sending crafted ARP packets, leading to memory exhaustion and device restarts.
- 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-2015-8230?
CVE-2015-8230 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Huawei eSpace 8950 IP phones with software before V200R003C00SPC300 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and restart) via a large number of crafted ARP packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Espace 8950.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8230 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-2015-8230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mp2-qjc6-fw94.