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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p93c-3mpj-p43w

## 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 (Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2700?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-2700 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. AC6005,AC6605

- [CVE-2017-8147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8147/): Other in AC6005,AC6605,AR1200,AR200,AR3200,CloudEngine 12800,CloudEngine 5800,CloudEngine 6800,CloudEngine 7800,CloudEngine 8800,E600,S12700,S1700,S2300,S2700,S5300,S5700,S6300,S6700,S7700,S9300,S9700,Secospace USG6600, (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2700 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. AC6005,AC6605. 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-2017-2700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2700

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2700/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.