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CVE-2017-17148

5.5 · MEDIUM

Huawei DP300 V500R002C00 have a DoS vulnerability due to the lack of validation when the malloc is called.

Published Mar 9, 2018CWE-20EPSS 0.19%

Overview

CVE-2017-17148 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 9, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Huawei DP300 V500R002C00 have a DoS vulnerability due to the lack of validation when the malloc is called. An authenticated local attacker can craft specific XML files to the affected products and parse this file, which result in DoS attacks.

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-20171215-01-xml-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171215-01-xml-en

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What is CVE-2017-17148?

CVE-2017-17148 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 9, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-17148?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-17148?

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-2017-17148?

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