CVE-2016-6838

Description

Huawei X6800 and XH620 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC606, RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, CH140 V3 and CH226 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC122, CH220 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC201, and CH121 V3 and CH222 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC202 might allow remote attackers to decrypt encrypted data and consequently obtain sensitive information by leveraging selection of an insecure SSH encryption algorithm.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92503 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160817-02-server-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6838?
CVE-2016-6838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6838?
To fix CVE-2016-6838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6838 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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