CVE-2016-6669: huawei usg2100

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6669 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in huawei usg2100. EPSS estimates a 3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-09-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600 allows remote authenticated RADIUS servers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted EAP packet.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.