CVE-2020-1815 Denial of service in NIP6800
An attacker can cause a denial of service by sending continuous messages that trigger a memory leak in Huawei network security devices.
- 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-2020-1815?
CVE-2020-1815 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Nip6800 Firmware, published on 17 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei NIP6800 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00; Secospace USG6600 and USG9500 versions V500R001C30SPC200, V500R001C30SPC600, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00 have a memory leak vulnerability. The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory while parse certain message, the attacker sends the message continuously that could consume remaining memory. Successful exploit could cause memory exhaust.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1815?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Nip6800 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware, Huawei Usg9500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1815 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-2020-1815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Nip6800 Firmware
- CVE-2020-1860 Auth bypass in NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500
- CVE-2020-1873 Denial of service in NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500
- CVE-2020-1876 Memory corruption in NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500
- CVE-2020-1881 Denial of service in NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500
- CVE-2020-1816 Denial of service in NIP6800
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r99m-j698-9778.