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CVE-2016-8796

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2017-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Huawei USG9520 V300R001C01, USG9560 V300R001C01, and USG9580 V300R001C01 allow unauthenticated attackers to send abnormal DHCP request packets to the affected products to trigger a DoS condition.

Affected products

• Huawei Usg9520 Firmware: v300r001c01
• Huawei Usg9560 Firmware: v300r001c01
• Huawei Usg9580 Firmware: v300r001c01

References

• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-firewall-en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94405
• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-firewall-en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94405

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