# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4hjg-62xc-cfw3

## 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 (Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17329?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-17329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17329 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ViewPoint 8660. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17329/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17329/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17329
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17329
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17329

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