CVE-2016-6826 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Huawei AnyMail application by sending a crafted compressed email attachment.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6826?
CVE-2016-6826 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Huawei AnyMail before 2.6.0301.0060 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted compressed email attachment.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6826?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Anyoffice Secureapp.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6826?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6826 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-2016-6826 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6826 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-492q-2xm9-m9c3.