# CVE-2016-6178: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers with control plane access can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on Huawei network devices via crafted packets.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4p27-5ccp-g5cr

## What is CVE-2016-6178?

CVE-2016-6178 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine devices 12800 with software before V100R003SPH010 and V100R005 before V100R005SPH006 allow remote attackers with control plane access to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6178?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware, Huawei Cx600 Firmware, Huawei Ne40e Firmware, Huawei Ne5000e Firmware, Huawei Ptn 6900-2-M8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-9207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9207/): Auth bypass in CloudEngine 12800 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-40008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40008/): Denial of service in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-22328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22328/): Denial of service in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-22332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22332/): Use after free in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-22393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22393/): Denial of service in CloudEngine 12800;CloudEngine 5800;CloudEngine 6800;CloudEngine 7800 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6178 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6178

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