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CVE-2017-17131


Huawei DP300 V500R002C00; RP200 V500R002C00; V600R006C00; TE30 V100R001C10; V600R006C00; TE50 V600R006C00; TE60 V100R001C10; V500R002C00; V600R006C00; VP9660 V500R002C10 have an DoS vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the parameter when a putty comment key is loaded. An authenticated remote attacker can place a malformed putty key file in system when a system manager load the key an infinite loop happens which lead to reboot the system.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 12 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, 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

2018-03-05T19:29:00.207

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:17:32.753

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

6.8

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-835

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei dp300_firmware v500r002c00 Yes
Hardware huawei dp300 - No
Operating System huawei rp200_firmware v500r002c00 Yes
Operating System huawei rp200_firmware v600r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei rp200 - No
Operating System huawei te30_firmware v100r001c10 Yes
Operating System huawei te30_firmware v600r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei te30 - No
Operating System huawei te50_firmware v600r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei te50 - No
Operating System huawei te60_firmware v100r001c10 Yes
Operating System huawei te60_firmware v500r002c00 Yes
Operating System huawei te60_firmware v600r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei te60 - No
Operating System huawei vp9660_firmware v500r002c10 Yes
Hardware huawei vp9660 - 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.