CVE-2017-17300 Integer overflow in S12700,S5700,S6700,S7700,S9700

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause Huawei network switches to reset by sending malformed TCP messages with keychain authentication.

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-2017-17300?

CVE-2017-17300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. S12700,S5700,S6700,S7700,S9700, 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 S12700 V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S5700 V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S6700 V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S7700 V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S9700 V200R008C00, V200R009C00 have a numeric errors vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may send specific TCP messages with keychain authentication option to the affected products. Due to the improper validation of the messages, it will cause numeric errors when handling the messages. Successful exploit will cause the affected products to reset.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17300?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Huawei S12700 Firmware, Huawei S5700 Firmware, Huawei S6700 Firmware, Huawei S7700 Firmware, Huawei S9700 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4gq-h772-6crg.

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