CVE-2016-8786

Description

Huawei S12700 V200R005C00, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, S5700 V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, S6700 V200R008C00, S7700 V200R001C00, V200R002C00, V200R003C00, V200R005C00, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, S9700 V200R001C00, V200R002C00, V200R003C00, V200R005C00, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00 have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Due to the lack of input validation, a remote attacker may craft a malformed Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) packet and send it to the device, causing a few buffer overflows and occasional device restart.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. S12700, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95139 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161228-01-rsvp-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8786?
CVE-2016-8786 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8786?
To fix CVE-2016-8786, 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-2016-8786 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8786 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-8786?
CVE-2016-8786 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. S12700, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700.
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