Huawei Campus Series Switches Remote Buffer Overflow DoS (HWPSIRT-2015-02014)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82430

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Huawei switch is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the service processing function. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted username, can cause an array access violation, resulting in a restart of the device.

Solution

Apply the appropriate firmware patch per the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82430

File Name: huawei-SA-20150319-01-CampusSwitch.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: Huawei Local Security Checks

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

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: 3/19/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2015

Reference Information

BID: 73355

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