CVE-2016-8278

High

Published: 03/10/2016(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 devices with software before V300R001C01SPCa00 are vulnerable to an attack that can lead to a denial of service by remotely triggering a device restart via an unspecified URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely restart the device, leading to service unavailability and potential disruptions in the organization's operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Other vulnerabilities in Huawei USG9520, USG9560, USG9580

CVE-2016-8796High
Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 in version V300R001C01 are vulnerable to attacks that allow unauthenticated attackers to send abnormal DHCP request packets, potentially triggering a DoS condition.

Original NVD description (English source)

Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C01SPCa00 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via an unspecified URL.