CVE-2016-8796

High

Published: 02/04/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of the devices, leading to service availability interruptions within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device firmware to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in Huawei USG9520, USG9560, USG9580

CVE-2016-8278High
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.

Original NVD description (English source)

Huawei USG9520 V300R001C01, USG9560 V300R001C01, and USG9580 V300R001C01 allow unauthenticated attackers to send abnormal DHCP request packets to the affected products to trigger a DoS condition.