Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei USG Products

The Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) module of the USG has a buffer overflow vulnerability. When Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication is configured on the server, an attacker may send abnormal attack packets to the server during authentication to cause buffer overflow. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause the server to restart. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-06053).

This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8276.

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-20160914-01-usg-en