CVE-2017-17289 Denial of service in DP300,RP200,TE30,TE40,TE50,TE60

Low 3.3 Published 15 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service by repeatedly uploading crafted XML files to Huawei video conferencing devices.

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-2017-17289?

CVE-2017-17289 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Dp300 Firmware, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei DP300 V500R002C00, RP200 V500R002C00, V600R006C00, TE30 V100R001C10, V500R002C00, V600R006C00, TE40 V500R002C00, V600R006C00, TE50 V500R002C00, V600R006C00, TE60 V100R001C10, V500R002C00, V600R006C00 have a memory leak vulnerability. The software does not release allocated memory properly when handling XML data. An authenticated, local attacker could upload crafted XML file repeatedly to cause memory leak and service abnormal.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17289?

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-2017-17289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17289 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-2017-17289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Dp300 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hh5j-fm3h-c53g.