CVE-2016-8780
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHuawei CloudEngine 6800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 7800 V100R006C00, CloudEngine 8800 V100R006C00, and CloudEngine 12800 V100R006C00 allow remote attackers with specific permission to store massive files to exhaust the shared storage space, leading to a DoS condition.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA denial of service vulnerability in Huawei CloudEngine 6800/7800/8800/12800 V100R006C00 allows authenticated users with specific permissions to upload excessive files, exhausting shared storage space and preventing legitimate storage operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= v100r006c00= v100r006c00= v100r006c00= v100r006c00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm firmware versionAccess the device CLI and run 'display version' or 'display device version' to identify the installed firmware versionAffected if Version is exactly V100R006C00 on CloudEngine 6800/7800/8800/12800 hardware
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Verify file upload capability is accessibleCheck if the web-based file management interface or FTP/SFTP services are enabled and accessible to authenticated usersAffected if Authenticated users can access file upload features without upload restrictions in place
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Check storage quota configurationInspect the storage management configuration for any quota limits applied to user file uploads. Look for commands like 'display storage quota' or check web UI storage policiesAffected if No storage quotas or upload limits are configured for authenticated user sessions
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Review user permission settingsExamine which user roles have file upload or file management permissions using 'display user-group' or through the web management interfaceAffected if Authenticated users with elevated permissions can perform unrestricted file uploads
A user is affected if their CloudEngine 6800/7800/8800/12800 runs firmware V100R006C00 and authenticated users can upload files without storage quotas limiting the total number or size of uploads.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement storage quotas and file upload limits for authenticated users; configure file retention policies and monitoring alerts for abnormal storage consumption; apply vendor firmware updates when available.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-8780 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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