CVE-2017-8213 Denial of service in SMC2.0
Remote attackers can crash the TLS module in Huawei SMC2.0 by exploiting insufficient validation of PKI certificates during TLS and DTLS handshakes.
- 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-2017-8213?
CVE-2017-8213 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. SMC2.0, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei SMC2.0 with software of V100R003C10, V100R005C00SPC100, V100R005C00SPC101B001T, V100R005C00SPC102, V100R005C00SPC103, V100R005C00SPC200, V100R005C00SPC201T, V500R002C00, V600R006C00 has an input validation vulnerability when handle TLS and DTLS handshake with certificate. Due to the insufficient validation of received PKI certificates, remote attackers could exploit this vulnerability to crash the TLS module.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Smc2.0 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8213?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8213 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-2017-8213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. SMC2.0
Sources
Also known as GHSA-484q-rm2r-3g72.