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CVE-2016-8276

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Published: Oct 3, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600, when CHAP authentication is configured on the server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server restart) or execute arbitrary code via crafted packets sent during authentication.

Affected (8)

Huawei
4 products
Usg2100
Usg2200
Usg5100
Usg5500
Configuration A
8 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Huawei
Usg2100
Version v300r001c00
Usg2100
Version v300r001c10
Huawei
Usg2200
Version v300r001c00
Usg2200
Version v300r001c10
Huawei
Usg5100
Version v300r001c00
Usg5100
Version v300r001c10
Huawei
Usg5500
Version v300r001c00
Usg5500
Version v300r001c10

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

Source: psirt@huawei.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: psirt@huawei.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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