CVE-2020-9101: Medium severity huawei ips firmware vulnerability

Published Jul 17, 2020
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Updated

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

Affected Software

26 affected components
Huawei Ips Module Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Ips Module Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei IPS Module
Huawei Ngfw Module Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Ngfw Module Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei NGFW Module
Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware=v500r001c60
Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei Secospace USG6300
Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware=v500r001c60
Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei Secospace USG6500
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c60
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei Secospace USG6600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c60
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c00
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c10
Huawei USG9500

Event History

Jul 17, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:05 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-9101?

CVE-2020-9101 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in some Huawei products.

2

How does CVE-2020-9101 work?

An attacker crafts malformed packets with specific parameters and sends them to the affected products, causing a process reboot.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9101?

CVE-2020-9101 has a severity rating of 6.5 (medium).

4

Which Huawei products are affected by CVE-2020-9101?

Huawei IPS Module, Huawei Ngfw Module, Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6500 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware, and Huawei Usg9500 Firmware.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-9101?

Update the affected Huawei products to the latest firmware version provided by Huawei.

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