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CVE-2016-8780


Huawei CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00, and CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00 allow remote attackers with specific permission to store massive files to exhaust the shared storage space, leading to a DoS condition.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 5 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

2017-04-02T20:59:01.563

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei cloudengine_6800_firmware v100r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cloudengine_6800 - No
Operating System huawei cloudengine_7800_firmware v100r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cloudengine_7800 - No
Operating System huawei cloudengine_8800_firmware v100r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cloudengine_8800 - No
Operating System huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v100r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cloudengine_12800 - 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.