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CVE-2017-17131

5.7 · MEDIUM

Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V600R006C00; TE50 V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; VP9660 V500R002C10 have an DoS vulnerability d…

Published Mar 5, 2018CWE-835EPSS 0.83%

Overview

CVE-2017-17131 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 5, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V600R006C00; TE50 V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; VP9660 V500R002C10 have an DoS vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the parameter when a putty comment key is loaded. An authenticated remote attacker can place a malformed putty key file in system when a system manager load the key an infinite loop happens which lead to reboot the system.

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/2017/huawei-sa-20171206-01-vpp-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171206-01-vpp-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17131?

CVE-2017-17131 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 5, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-17131?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.7, 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-2017-17131?

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-2017-17131?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-17131 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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