CVE-2016-6900 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in Huawei server iBMC modules through unspecified vectors, requiring a software upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6900?
CVE-2016-6900 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) in Huawei RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613; RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617; RH2288H V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC515; RH5885 V3 servers with software before V100R003C10SPC102; and XH620 V3, XH622 V3, and XH628 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC610 allows local users to cause a denial of service (iBMC resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6900?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server Firmware, Huawei Rh2288 V3 Server Firmware, Huawei Rh2288h V3 Server Firmware, Huawei Rh5885 V3 Server Firmware, Huawei Xh620 V3 Server Firmware, Huawei Xh622 V3 Server Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6900 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-2016-6900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r33x-6cvf-9vr7.