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Ar120 S FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2017-17287

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-02-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Huawei AR120-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR1200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR1200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR150 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR150-S V200R005C32, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR160 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30,AR2200 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR2200-S V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR3200 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C00, V200R008C10, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, AR3600 V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R008C20, AR510 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, NetEngine16EX V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG1300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG2300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R007C02, V200R008C20, V200R008C30, SRG3300 V200R005C32, V200R006C10, V200R007C00, V200R008C20, V200R008C30 have an out-of-bound read vulnerability in some Huawei products. Due to insufficient input validation, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may send crafted signature to the affected products. Successful exploit may cause buffer overflow, services abnormal.

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 confidence

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Huawei AR and SRG series routers caused by insufficient input validation when processing crafted signatures. Successful exploitation can lead to buffer overflow and service disruption.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware updates for all affected Huawei AR/SRG devices. If patches are unavailable, consider network segmentation to limit exposure to unauthenticated attackers.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Ar120 S FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar1200 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r007c01= v200r007c02= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar1200 S FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar150 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r007c01= v200r007c02= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar150 S FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r007c00= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar160 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r007c01= v200r007c02= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar200 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r007c01= v200r008c20= v200r008c30
Ar200 S FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v200r005c32= v200r006c10= v200r007c00= v200r008c20= v200r008c30

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify device model and confirm it is an AR or SRG series
    Execute the command 'display device version' or 'display version' in the Huawei VRP CLI to retrieve the hardware model information
    Affected if The device model is one of: AR120, AR1200, AR1200S, AR150, AR150S, AR160, AR200, AR200S, or an SRG series router
  2. Check installed firmware version
    Execute 'display version' in the Huawei VRP CLI to obtain the exact firmware version running on the device
    Affected if The firmware version matches any of: v200r005c32, v200r006c10, v200r007c00, v200r007c01, v200r007c02, v200r008c20, or v200r008c30
  3. Determine if signature processing features are enabled
    Check for active IPS, IDS, or signature-based security features using 'display current-configuration | include ips' or 'display current-configuration | include ids'
    Affected if IPS, IDS, or signature-related security modules are configured and active on the device
  4. Verify if the device accepts unauthenticated network traffic
    Review access control lists and firewall policies using 'display acl all' and 'display firewall session table' to determine exposure to unauthenticated attackers
    Affected if The device has permissive ACLs or firewall rules allowing unauthenticated external access to signature processing services

A user is affected if they are running one of the listed firmware versions on a Huawei AR or SRG series router with signature processing features enabled and potential exposure to unauthenticated network attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied firmware updates for all affected Huawei AR/SRG devices. If patches are unavailable, consider network segmentation to limit exposure to unauthenticated attackers.

Fix this in Ar120 S Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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