Out-of-bounds write in Huawei - CVE-2017-17250

 

Out-of-bounds write in Huawei - CVE-2017-17250

Published: February 15, 2018 / Updated: February 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10578
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17250
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause the DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write flaw. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted OSPF message and cause the system to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-17250

Update to version V200R007C00SPC900.

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