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CVE-2017-17216

5.9 · MEDIUM

Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) in Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00SPC200; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE40 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE50 V500R002C00;…

Published Mar 9, 2018CWE-125EPSS 0.96%

Overview

CVE-2017-17216 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 9, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) in Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00SPC200; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE40 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE50 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker crafts malformed packets with specific parameter to the affected products. Due to insufficient validation of packets, successful exploitation may cause process reboot.

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-20180124-01-mgcp-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180124-01-mgcp-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17216?

CVE-2017-17216 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 9, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-17216?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-17216?

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-2017-17216?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-17216 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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