CVE-2016-6518

7.5 HIGH

Published: September 26, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Memory leak in Huawei S9300, S5300, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700, and S12700 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and restart) via a large number of malformed packets.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160914-01-sep-en

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92968

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160914-01-sep-en

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92968

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

61th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

huawei

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