CVE-2016-8278 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Huawei USG9520, USG9560, and USG9580 unified security gateways running software prior to V300R001C01SPCa00. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a device restart by sending a crafted, unspecified URL. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
v300r001c01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:huawei:usg9520:v300r001c01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v300r001c01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:huawei:usg9560:v300r001c01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v300r001c01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:huawei:usg9580:v300r001c01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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