CVE-2016-6901

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Format string vulnerability in Huawei AR100, AR120, AR150, AR200, AR500, AR550, AR1200, AR2200, AR2500, AR3200, and AR3600 routers with software before V200R007C00SPC900 and NetEngine 16EX routers with software before V200R007C00SPC900 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via format string specifiers in vectors involving partial commands.

Affected products

Huawei Ar Firmware: v200r005, v200r006, v200r007c00
Huawei Netengine 16Ex Firmware: v200r005, v200r006, v200r007c00

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160824-01-vrp-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92618
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160824-01-vrp-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92618

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