CVE-2017-17165

Description

IPv6 function in Huawei Quidway S2700 V200R003C00SPC300, Quidway S5300 V200R003C00SPC300, Quidway S5700 V200R003C00SPC300, S2300 V200R003C00, V200R003C00SPC300T, V200R005C00, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S2700 V200R005C00, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S5300 V200R003C00, V200R003C00SPC300T, V200R003C00SPC600, V200R003C02, V200R005C00, V200R005C01, V200R005C02, V200R005C03, V200R005C05, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S5700 V200R003C00, V200R003C00SPC316T, V200R003C00SPC600, V200R003C02, V200R005C00, V200R005C01, V200R005C02, V200R005C03, V200R006C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S600-E V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S6300 V200R003C00, V200R005C00, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00, S6700 V200R003C00, V200R005C00, V200R005C01, V200R005C02, V200R007C00, V200R008C00, V200R009C00 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may send crafted malformed IPv6 packets to the affected products. Due to insufficient verification of the packets, successful exploit will cause device to reset.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Quidway S2700,Quidway S5300,Quidway S5700,S2300,S2700,S5300,S5700,S600-E,S6300,S6700
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References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171213-02-ipv6-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17165?
CVE-2017-17165 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17165?
To fix CVE-2017-17165, 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-2017-17165 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17165 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-2017-17165?
CVE-2017-17165 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Quidway S2700,Quidway S5300,Quidway S5700,S2300,S2700,S5300,S5700,S600-E,S6300,S6700.
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