Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei CloudEngine Switches
CVE-2016-8780

6.5MEDIUM

Summary

Huawei CloudEngine Switches, including the 6800, 7800, 8800, and 12800 models, are vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be initiated by remote attackers possessing specific permissions. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers can store excessive files, overwhelming the shared storage capacity of the switches. This condition can lead to service interruption, impacting the availability of the network resources and affecting overall operational efficiency.

Affected Version(s)

CloudEngine 6800, CloudEngine 7800, CloudEngine 8800, CloudEngine 12800 CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 6800, CloudEngine 7800, CloudEngine 8800, CloudEngine 12800 CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00,CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00,

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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