CVE-2016-6901

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6901
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-26 16:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFormat 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.002330000 probability, percentile 0.460020000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Huawei Ar100 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar120 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar1200 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar150 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar200 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar2200 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar2500 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar3200 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar3600 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar500 - All All All
Hardware Huawei Ar550 - All All All
Operating System Huawei Ar Firmware v200r005 All All All
Operating System Huawei Ar Firmware v200r006 All All All
Operating System Huawei Ar Firmware v200r007c00 All All All
Hardware Huawei Netengine 16ex - All All All
Operating System Huawei Netengine 16ex Firmware v200r005 All All All
Operating System Huawei Netengine 16ex Firmware v200r006 All All All
Operating System Huawei Netengine 16ex Firmware v200r007c00 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Huawei Products CVE-2016-6901 Remote Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
* af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.huawei.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 43846 Huawei Router Uncontrolled Format String Vulnerability (HUAWEI-SA-20160824-01-VRP-EN)

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