CVE-2017-17329 Denial of service in ViewPoint 8660
An authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by uploading a crafted XML file that triggers a memory leak in Huawei ViewPoint 8660.
- 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-2017-17329?
CVE-2017-17329 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ViewPoint 8660, published on 9 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei ViewPoint 8660 V100R008C03 have a memory leak vulnerability. The software does not release allocated memory properly when parse XML Schema data. An authenticated attacker could upload a crafted XML file, successful exploit could cause the system service abnormal since run out of memory.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17329?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Viewpoint 8660 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17329?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17329 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-2017-17329 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17329 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hjg-62xc-cfw3.