Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Some Videoconference Products

The VP9660, VP9650, and VP9630 are Multipoint Control Units (MCUs). As the core devices in videoconferencing systems, they provide endpoint access and conferencing functions. The three devices use the same software, namely, HUAWEI VP9660.

The RSE6500 is a multimedia video conferencing server with support for conference recording, live streaming, and on-demand streaming.

Some Huawei videoconference products have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker may send malformed packets to the devices, causing buffer overflow and the execution of arbitrary code. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-05054) __

This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5234.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160601-01-videoconference-en