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Ne5000E Firmware CVE-2016-6178

CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2016-08-02 cve@mitre.org
RCE Denial Of Service Huawei Ne5000E Firmware Cloudengine 12800 Firmware Ptn 6900 2 M8 Firmware Cx600 Firmware Ne40E Firmware
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.32%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 1.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine devices 12800 with software before V100R003SPH010 and V100R005 before V100R005SPH006 allow remote attackers with control plane access to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet. Affected products include: Huawei Ne5000E Firmware, Huawei Cloudengine 12800 Firmware, Huawei Ptn 6900-2-M8 Firmware, Huawei Cx600 Firmware, Huawei Ne40E Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine devices 12800 with software before V100R003SPH010 and V100R005 before V100R005SPH006 allow remote attackers with control plane access to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 20% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne5000e_firmware:v800r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v100r003c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v100r003c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v100r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cloudengine_12800_firmware:v100r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ptn_6900-2-m8_firmware:v800r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cx600_firmware:v600r008c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cx600_firmware:v800r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cx600_firmware:v800r006c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cx600_firmware:v800r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne40e_firmware:v600r008c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne40e_firmware:v800r006c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne40e_firmware:v800r006c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne40e_firmware:v800r006c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ne40e_firmware:v800r007c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160713-01-multicast-ldp-fec-stack-en REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91772

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