CVE-2016-8782 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

Huawei CloudEngine 12800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00 have a memory leak vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may send specific Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) packets to the devices repeatedly. Due to improper validation of some specific fields of the packet, the LDP processing module does not release the memory, resulting in memory leak.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	Cloudengine 12800 Firmware	v100r003c00
Huawei	Cloudengine 12800	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161214-01-ldp-enVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94941Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161214-01-ldp-enVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94941Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8782?

CVE-2016-8782 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Huawei CloudEngine 12800 V100R003C00, V100R003C10, V100R005C00, V100R005C10, V100R006C00 have a memory leak vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may send specific Label Distribution Protocol (LD...

How severe is CVE-2016-8782?

CVE-2016-8782 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8782?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 12800.