CVE-2017-8158 Missing authorization in FusionCompute

Medium 6.5 Published 22 Nov 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An authenticated attacker can exhaust system resources by creating excessive VM processes due to improper file permissions, causing denial of service.

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-2017-8158?

CVE-2017-8158 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionCompute, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FusionCompute V100R005C00 and V100R005C10 have an improper authorization vulnerability due to improper permission settings for a certain file on the host machine. An authenticated attacker could create a large number of virtual machine (VM) processes to exhaust system resources. Successful exploit could make new VMs unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8158?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Fusioncompute.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-8158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xwvp-wh56-pqcf.