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CVE-2020-9101


There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in some products. An unauthenticated attacker crafts malformed packets with specific parameter and sends the packets to the affected products. Due to insufficient validation of packets, which may be exploited to cause the process reboot. Affected product versions include: IPS Module versions V500R005C00, V500R005C10; NGFW Module versions V500R005C00, V500R005C10; Secospace USG6300 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60, V500R005C00, V500R005C10; Secospace USG6500 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60, V500R005C00, V500R005C10; Secospace USG6600 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60, V500R005C00, V500R005C10; USG9500 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60, V500R005C00, V500R005C10


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access 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 12 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-07-18T01:16:35.037

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:40:01.727

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei ips_module_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei ips_module_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei ips_module - No
Operating System huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei ngfw_module - No
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c30 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c60 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei secospace_usg6300 - No
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c30 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c60 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei secospace_usg6500 - No
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c30 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c60 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei secospace_usg6600 - No
Operating System huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c30 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c60 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9500_firmware v500r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei usg9500_firmware v500r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei usg9500 - 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.