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CVE-2014-9697


Huawei USG9560/9520/9580 before V300R001C01SPC300 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak or denial of service (memory exhaustion, reboot and MPU switchover) via a crafted website.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-10-17T14:29:00.540

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei usg9560_firmware v300r001c00 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9560_firmware v300r001c01spc100 Yes
Hardware huawei usg9560 - No
Operating System huawei usg9520_firmware v300r001c00 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9520_firmware v300r001c01spc100 Yes
Hardware huawei usg9520 - No
Operating System huawei usg9580_firmware v300r001c00 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9580_firmware v300r001c01spc100 Yes
Hardware huawei usg9580 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.