CVE-2016-8278 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending a specific URL to Huawei unified security gateways, requiring a software upgrade.
- 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-2016-8278?
CVE-2016-8278 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C01SPCa00 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via an unspecified URL.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8278?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Usg9520, Huawei Usg9560, Huawei Usg9580.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8278 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-2016-8278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rg6-m4cp-h777.