CVE-2016-6159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ws331a_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:huawei:ws331a_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7093	The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00804.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160907-01-ws331a-en

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei Ws331a Router Ws331a Router Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-09-21T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.606Z

Reserved: 2016-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6159

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:18.830

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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