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CVE-2015-8677

6.5 · MEDIUM

Memory leak in Huawei S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, and S6300EI Campus series switches with software V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011 and V200R005C00 before V200R005SPH008; S2350EI and S5300LI Campus…

Published Apr 14, 2016CWE-399EPSS 1.11%

Overview

CVE-2015-8677 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 14, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Memory leak in Huawei S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, and S6300EI Campus series switches with software V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011 and V200R005C00 before V200R005SPH008; S2350EI and S5300LI Campus series switches with software V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011, V200R005C00 before V200R005SPH008, and V200R006C00 before V200R006SPH002; S9300, S7700, and S9700 Campus series switches with software V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011, V200R005C00 before V200R005SPH009, and V200R006C00 before V200R006SPH003; S5720HI and S5720EI Campus series switches with software V200R006C00 before V200R006SPH002; and S2300 and S3300 Campus series switches with software V100R006C05 before V100R006SPH022 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device restart) by logging in and out of the (1) HTTPS or (2) SFTP server, related to SSL session information.

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-20160113-03-switch-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160113-03-switch-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8677?

CVE-2015-8677 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 14, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-8677?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-8677?

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-2015-8677?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-8677 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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