CVE-2017-17217 Memory corruption in DP300; RP200; TE30; TE40; TE50; TE60

Medium 5.9 Published 9 Mar 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service on Huawei video endpoints via malformed MGCP packets.

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-2017-17217?

CVE-2017-17217 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Dp300 Firmware, published on 9 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) in Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00SPC200; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE40 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE50 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00 has an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker crafts malformed packets with specific parameter to the affected products. Due to insufficient validation of packets, successful exploitation may impact availability of product service.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17217?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Huawei Dp300 Firmware, Huawei Rp200 Firmware, Huawei Te30 Firmware, Huawei Te40 Firmware, Huawei Te50 Firmware, Huawei Te60 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17217 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-2017-17217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Dp300 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gjhp-c4vx-7fvr.