CVE-2016-5435 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted packets in specific hot standby configurations on Huawei security appliances.
- 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-2016-5435?
CVE-2016-5435 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Huawei IPS Module, NGFW Module, NIP6300, NIP6600, and Secospace USG6300, USG6500, USG6600, USG9500, and AntiDDoS8000 V500R001C00 before V500R001C20SPC100, when in hot standby networking where two devices are not directly connected, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and reboot) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Huawei Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5435 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-2016-5435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2px-r67h-pg4w.