QID 43886

Date Published: 2021-10-26

QID 43886: Huawei Router and Switch Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Huawei-SA-20160304-01-glibc-en)

Google security research team disclosed a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU C library (glibc) (CVE-2015-7547) on February 16, 2016, remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-02018) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7547.

Successful exploitation can cause arbitrary code execution.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Huawei security advisory huawei-sa-20160304-01-glibc-en for updates and patch information.
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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Huawei-SA-20160304-01-glibc-en URL Logo www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160304-01-glibc-en
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