CVE-2016-6824 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted CAPWAP packets on Huawei access controllers.
- 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-2016-6824?
CVE-2016-6824 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei AC6003, AC6005, AC6605, and ACU2 access controllers with software before V200R006C10SPC200 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device restart) via crafted CAPWAP packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6824?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Huawei Ac6003 Firmware, Huawei Ac6005 Firmware, Huawei Ac6605 Firmware, Huawei Acu2 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6824 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-2016-6824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxg4-wf3v-m635.