CVE-2016-8780 Denial of service in CloudEngine 6800, CloudEngine 7800, CloudEngine 8800, CloudEngine 12800 CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00,

Medium 6.5 Published 2 Apr 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers with specific permissions can exhaust shared storage by storing massive files, causing a denial of service on Huawei CloudEngine switches.

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-2016-8780?

CVE-2016-8780 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in CloudEngine 6800, CloudEngine 7800, CloudEngine 8800, CloudEngine 12800 CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00,, published on 2 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00, and CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00 allow remote attackers with specific permission to store massive files to exhaust the shared storage space, leading to a DoS condition.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8780?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 6800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 7800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 8800 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8780 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-2016-8780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x9p-jh4v-62pr.