CVE-2020-1816: High severity Huawei Nip6800 Firmware vulnerability

Published Feb 17, 2020
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Updated

Huawei NIP6800 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00; Secospace USG6600 and USG9500 versions V500R001C30SPC200, V500R001C30SPC600, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00 have a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. Due to improper processing of specific IPSEC packets, remote attackers can send constructed IPSEC packets to affected devices to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could cause the IPSec function of the affected device abnormal.

Affected Software

28 affected components
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei NIP6800
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Secospace USG6600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei USG9500
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei NIP6800
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Secospace USG6600
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei USG9500

Event History

Feb 17, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Feb 18, 2020
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1816?

The severity of CVE-2020-1816 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

2

Which Huawei products are affected by CVE-2020-1816?

Huawei NIP6800 versions V500R001C30, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00; Secospace USG6600 and USG9500 versions V500R001C30SPC200, V500R001C30SPC600, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00 are affected.

3

What is the vulnerability type of CVE-2020-1816?

CVE-2020-1816 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability.

4

How does CVE-2020-1816 impact the affected systems?

Due to improper processing of specific IPSEC packets, remote attackers can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected systems.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-1816?

Please refer to the vendor's security advisory for information on available fixes for CVE-2020-1816.

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