CVE-2017-17165 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the IPv6 function of various Huawei Quidway and S-series switches. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted malformed IPv6 packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to a denial-of-service condition (device reset). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
v200r003c00spc300CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:quidway_s2700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v200r003c00spc300CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:quidway_s5300_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v200r003c00spc300CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:quidway_s5700_firmware:v200r003c00spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v200r003c00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s2300_firmware:v200r003c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v200r003c00spc300tCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:s2300_firmware:v200r003c00spc300t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.