CVE-2016-2231 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Windows-based Host Interface Program (WHIP) service on Huawei SmartAX MT882 devices (V200R002B022 Arg). Attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted traffic to TCP port 8701, leading to a device outage and potentially other unspecified impacts due to improper handling of length fields. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for high impact on availability, integrity, and confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= v200r002b022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mt882_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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