CVE-2017-17299 Denial of service in AR120-S,AR1200,AR1200-S,AR150,AR150-S,AR160,AR200,AR200-S,AR2200,AR2200-S,AR3200,AR3600,AR510,IPS Module,NIP6300,NetEngine16EX

High 7.5 Published 15 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service on Huawei routers by sending crafted IKE V2 messages due to insufficient input validation.

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-2017-17299?

CVE-2017-17299 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Ar3200 Firmware, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei AR120-S V200R006C10, V200R007C00, AR1200 V200R006C10, V200R006C13, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, AR1200-S V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR150 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, AR150-S V200R006C10, V200R007C00, AR160 V200R006C10, V200R006C12, V200R007C00S, V200R007C02, AR200 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, AR200-S V200R006C10, V200R007C00, AR2200 V200R006C10, V200R006C13, V200R006C16, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, AR2200-S V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, AR3200 V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, AR3600 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, AR510 V200R006C12, V200R006C13, V200R006C15, V200R006C16, V200R006C17, V200R007C00, IPS Module V500R001C30, NIP6300 V500R001C30, NetEngine16EX V200R006C10, V200R007C00 have an insufficient input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may send crafted IKE V2 messages to the affected products. Due to the insufficient validation of the messages, successful exploit will cause invalid memory access and result in a denial of service on the affected products.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17299?

It affects 16 products.

Products include Huawei Ar120-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200 Firmware, Huawei Ar150-S Firmware, Huawei Ar150 Firmware, Huawei Ar160 Firmware and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17299?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17299 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-2017-17299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Ar3200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g2g3-6w9c-4x86.