CVE-2016-2314 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a device outage on Huawei SmartAX routers by creating directories with long names via FTP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2314?
CVE-2016-2314 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GlobespanVirata ftpd 1.0, as used on Huawei SmartAX MT882 devices V200R002B022 Arg, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device outage) by using the FTP MKD command to create a directory with a long name, and then using certain other commands.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2314?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mt882 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2314?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2314 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-2016-2314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wmr-v28j-pvg2.