CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6159

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 is vulnerable to authentication bypass. Remote attackers can gain administrative access by sending 'special packages' to the LAN interface.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to routers, potentially leading to serious network security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the router software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS