CVE-2016-8802 Memory corruption in Secospace USG6300,Secospace USG6500,Secospace USG6600 Secospace USG6300 V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200,Secospace USG6500 V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200,Secospace USG6600 V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200,
Authenticated attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in the security policy module, causing a system crash on Huawei Secospace USG devices.
- 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-2016-8802?
CVE-2016-8802 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware, published on 2 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The security policy processing module in Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200 allows authenticated attackers to setup a specific security policy into the devices, causing a buffer overflow and crashing the system.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8802?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware
- CVE-2017-8174 Weak cryptography in Secospace USG6300,Secospace USG6600
- CVE-2020-9075 Path traversal in Secospace USG6300;USG6300E
- CVE-2016-8781 Denial of service in Secospace USG6300, Secospace USG6500, Secospace USG6600 Secospace USG6300 V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE,Secospace USG6500 V500R001C20,Secospace USG6600 V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3cf-qq49-8942.