high
7.5
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-6518

First published: Mon Sep 26 2016(Updated: )

Memory leak in Huawei S9300, S5300, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700, and S12700 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and restart) via a large number of malformed packets.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r005c01
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r005c02
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r007c00
Huawei 5300HI firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei S5300 firmware
Huawei S12700 Firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei S12700 Firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei S12700 Firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei S12700 Firmware
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r005c01
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r005c02
Huawei S6300 Firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei Campus S6300
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei Campus S7700 firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei Campus S7700
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r001c01
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r003c02
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei Campus S5700 firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei S5700 Firmware
Huawei 6700EI firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei 6700EI firmware=v200r001c01
Huawei 6700EI firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei 6700EI firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei 6700EI firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei S6700 Firmware
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r001c01
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r002c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei LSW S9700 firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei 9700 Firmware
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r001c00
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r003c00
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r005c00
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r006c00
Huawei Campus S9300 Firmware=v200r008c00
Huawei Campus S9300

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-6518?

    CVE-2016-6518 is considered to have a high severity due to its potential to cause denial of service through memory leaks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-6518?

    To fix CVE-2016-6518, you should update the affected Huawei S9300, S5300, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700, and S12700 devices to the latest firmware versions provided by Huawei.

  • Which devices are affected by CVE-2016-6518?

    CVE-2016-6518 affects multiple models including Huawei S9300, S5300, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700, and S12700 devices.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2016-6518 facilitate?

    CVE-2016-6518 facilitates remote denial of service attacks by exploiting memory leaks caused by malformed packets.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-6518?

    There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2016-6518; updating the firmware is the recommended approach to mitigate the risk.

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