high
7.8
CWE
119 399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2015-8676: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Apr 14 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Huawei S2350EI Firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei S2350EI Firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei S2350EI Firmware
Huawei S5300EI firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei S5300EI firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei S5300EI
Huawei S5300SI>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei S5300SI>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei S5300SI
Huawei S5310HI firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei S5310HI firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei 5310HI
Huawei S6300EI firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei S6300EI firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei S6300EI firmware
Huawei Quidway S5300 firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph018
Huawei Quidway S5300 firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003sph011
Huawei S5300LI Firmware
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph023
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S9300
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph023
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S7700
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware>=v200r001c00<v200r001sph023
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware>=v200r002c00<v200r003c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei 9700 Firmware
Huawei S2300 Firmware>=v100r006c05<v100r006sph022
Huawei S2300 Firmware
Huawei S3300HI>=v100r006c05<v100r006sph022
Huawei S3300 firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-8676?

    The severity of CVE-2015-8676 is classified as medium due to its potential for memory leaks affecting device performance.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-8676?

    To fix CVE-2015-8676, upgrade the affected Huawei switch firmware to versions V200R001SPH018, V200R003SPH011 or later.

  • What devices are affected by CVE-2015-8676?

    CVE-2015-8676 affects various Huawei Campus series switches including S5300EI, S5300SI, S5310HI, S6300EI, and S9300 among others.

  • What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2015-8676 represent?

    CVE-2015-8676 represents a memory leak vulnerability that can lead to performance degradation in affected switching devices.

  • Is a workaround available for CVE-2015-8676?

    No specific workaround is provided for CVE-2015-8676; the recommended action is to apply the necessary firmware updates.

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