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CVE-2015-8676

7.5 · HIGH

Memory leak in Huawei S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, S6300EI/ S2350EI, and S5300LI Campus series switches with software V200R001C00 before V200R001SPH018, V200R002C00 before V200R003SPH011, and V200R00…

Published Apr 14, 2016CWE-119EPSS 1.32%

Overview

CVE-2015-8676 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 14, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Memory leak in Huawei S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, S6300EI/ S2350EI, and S5300LI Campus series switches with software V200R001C00 before V200R001SPH018, V200R002C00 before V200R003SPH011, and V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011; S9300, S7700, and S9700 Campus series switches with software V200R001C00 before V200R001SPH023, V200R002C00 before V200R003SPH011, and V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011; and S2300 and S3300 Campus series switches with software V100R006C05 before V100R006SPH022 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and reboot) via a large number of ICMPv6 packets.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160113-02-switch-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160113-02-switch-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8676?

CVE-2015-8676 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 14, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2015-8676?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-8676?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-8676?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-8676 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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