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CVE-2018-7994

7.5 · HIGH

Some Huawei products IPS Module V500R001C50; NGFW Module V500R001C50; V500R002C10; NIP6300 V500R001C50; NIP6600 V500R001C50; NIP6800 V500R001C50; Secospace USG6600 V500R001C50; USG9500 V500R001C50…

Published Jul 31, 2018CWE-772EPSS 0.96%

Overview

CVE-2018-7994 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2018 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

Some Huawei products IPS Module V500R001C50; NGFW Module V500R001C50; V500R002C10; NIP6300 V500R001C50; NIP6600 V500R001C50; NIP6800 V500R001C50; Secospace USG6600 V500R001C50; USG9500 V500R001C50 have a memory leak vulnerability. The software does not release allocated memory properly when processing Protal questionnaire. A remote attacker could send a lot questionnaires to the device, successful exploit could cause the device to reboot since running out of memory.

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-20180704-01-firewall-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180704-01-firewall-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7994?

CVE-2018-7994 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2018-7994?

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-2018-7994?

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-2018-7994?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-7994 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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