Huawei Quidway Switches DoS (HWPSIRT-2014-0301)

high Nessus Plugin ID 76796

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is a Huawei Quidway switch running a firmware version that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The issue is due to a failure to properly validate input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed packets to cause excessive memory consumption or even a device reboot.

Solution

Apply the relevant update referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76796

File Name: huawei-SA-20140423-01-Quidway.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Huawei Local Security Checks

Published: 7/25/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:huawei:versatile_routing_platform

Required KB Items: Host/Huawei/VRP/Series, Host/Huawei/VRP/Version, Host/Huawei/VRP/Model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3224

BID: 67140

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