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CVE-2015-8676


Memory leak in Huawei S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, S6300EI/ S2350EI, and S5300LI Campus series switches with software V200R001C00 before V200R001SPH018, V200R002C00 before V200R003SPH011, and V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011; S9300, S7700, and S9700 Campus series switches with software V200R001C00 before V200R001SPH023, V200R002C00 before V200R003SPH011, and V200R003C00 before V200R003SPH011; and S2300 and S3300 Campus series switches with software V100R006C05 before V100R006SPH022 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and reboot) via a large number of ICMPv6 packets.


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 22 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 19 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, 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

2016-04-14T15:59:02.980

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

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-119
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei s2350ei_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s2350ei_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s2350ei - No
Operating System huawei s5300ei_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s5300ei_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s5300ei - No
Operating System huawei s5300si_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s5300si_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s5300si - No
Operating System huawei s5310hi_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s5310hi_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s5310hi - No
Operating System huawei s6300ei_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s6300ei_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s6300ei - No
Operating System huawei s5300li_firmware < v200r001sph018 Yes
Operating System huawei s5300li_firmware < v200r003sph011 Yes
Hardware huawei s5300li - No
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware < v200r001sph023 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware < v200r003c00 Yes
Operating System huawei s9300_firmware v200r003c00 Yes
Hardware huawei s9300 - No
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware < v200r001sph023 Yes
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware < v200r003c00 Yes
Operating System huawei s7700_firmware v200r003c00 Yes
Hardware huawei s7700 - No
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware < v200r001sph023 Yes
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware < v200r003c00 Yes
Operating System huawei s9700_firmware v200r003c00 Yes
Hardware huawei s9700 - No
Operating System huawei s2300_firmware < v100r006sph022 Yes
Hardware huawei s2300 - No
Operating System huawei s3300_firmware < v100r006sph022 Yes
Hardware huawei s3300 - 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.