CVE-2017-2700 Denial of service in AC6005,AC6605

High 7.5 Published 22 Nov 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service on Huawei wireless controllers by sending malformed packets that trigger memory leaks.

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-2017-2700?

CVE-2017-2700 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. AC6005,AC6605, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AC6005 with software V200R006C10, AC6605 with software V200R006C10 have a DoS Vulnerability. An attacker can send malformed packets to the device, which causes the device memory leaks, leading to DoS attacks.

Weakness: CWE-772

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2700?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Ac6005 Firmware, Huawei Ac6605 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2700 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-2017-2700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p93c-3mpj-p43w.