CVE-2017-8163 Denial of service in AR120-S,AR1200,AR1200-S,AR150,AR150-S,AR160,AR200,AR200-S,AR2200,AR2200-S,AR3200,AR510,NetEngine16EX,SMC2.0,SRG1300,SRG2300,SRG3300
An authenticated remote attacker can cause a system crash on Huawei AR routers via an out-of-bounds read vulnerability triggered by specially crafted messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8163?
CVE-2017-8163 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Ar3200 Firmware, published on 22 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AR120-S with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR1200 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C13, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR1200-S with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR150 with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR150-S with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR160 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C12, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR200 with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR200-S with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR2200 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C13, V200R006C16PWE, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR2200-S with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR3200 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C00, V200R008C10, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR510 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C12, V200R006C13, V200R006C15, V200R006C16, V200R006C17, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,NetEngine16EX with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,SMC2.0 with software V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V500R002C00, V600R006C00,SRG1300 with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,SRG2300 with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,SRG3300 with software V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, an authenticated, remote attacker could send specially crafted message to the target device.Successful exploit of the vulnerability could cause out-of-bounds read and system crash.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8163?
It affects 17 products.
Products include Huawei Ar120-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200 Firmware, Huawei Ar150-S Firmware, Huawei Ar150 Firmware, Huawei Ar160 Firmware and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8163 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-2017-8163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Ar3200 Firmware
- CVE-2017-17301 Weak cryptography in AR120-S,AR1200,AR1200-S,AR150,AR160,AR200,AR200-S,AR2200,AR2200-S,AR3200,AR3600,AR510,CloudEngine 12800,CloudEngine 5800,CloudEngine 6800,CloudEngine 7800,DP300,SMC2.0,SRG1300,SRG2300,SRG3300,TE30,TE60,VP9660,ViewPoint 8660,eSpace IAD,eSpace U1981,eSpace USM
- CVE-2019-19415 Denial of service in AR120-S
- CVE-2019-19416 Denial of service in AR120-S
- CVE-2019-19417 Denial of service in AR120-S
- CVE-2019-5304 Denial of service in AR120-S;AR1200;AR1200-S;AR150;AR150-S;AR160;AR200;AR200-S;AR2200;AR2200-S;AR3200;AR3600;IPS Module;NGFW Module;NIP6300;NIP6600;NetEngine16EX;S5700;S6700;SRG1300;SRG2300;SRG3300;Secospace AntiDDoS8000;Secospace USG6300;Secospace USG6500;Secospace USG6600
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmhq-cq4f-9gm2.