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What is CVE-2017-15344?A high-severity flaw in Ar3200, explained.

High severity4 affected products
The short answer

CVE-2017-15344 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) in Ar3200 from Huawei, published on 15 February 2018. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 1.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

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Published 15 February 2018. Record last updated 22 February 2018. We keep this page's data up to date.

What it does

What is CVE-2017-15344? In plain terms.

It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

The official description

Huawei AR3200 with software V200R006C10, V200R006C11, V200R007C00, V200R007C01, V200R007C02, V200R008C00, V200R008C10, V200R008C20, V200R008C30 has an integer overflow vulnerability. The software does not sufficiently validate certain field in SCTP messages, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted SCTP message to the device. Successful exploit could cause system reboot.

What kind of flaw is it?

  • CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS 3.0 scoreHigh · 7.5

How an attack on it works

Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.

  • Where an attacker can beAnywhere on the internet
  • How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
  • Login needed firstNo login needed
  • Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
  • What an attacker getsCan take it offline

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

Exploitation

Is CVE-2017-15344 being exploited? Not that we know of.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Known to be exploitedNoNot on the list of exploited flaws today
Chance of use in the next 30 days1.4%Its EPSS score, from the latest forecast

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Record last updated
How Precursor Intelligence ranks it
47out of 100Medium

CVE-2017-15344 scores 47. Action: Plan remediation.

We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:

  • Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
  • How severe it isStrong factor
  • How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
  • Threat activity around itSmaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.

When CVE-2017-15344 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

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Affected products

Who is affected by CVE-2017-15344? 4 products.

The published record lists 4 products from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.

Remediation

How do I fix CVE-2017-15344? Four steps.

  1. Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
  2. Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
  3. If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
  4. Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

References

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CVE-2017-15344 is a high-severity flaw in Ar3200 from Huawei, published on 15 February 2018. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2017-15344 is 47 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

For Ar3200 from Huawei: version not specified. The record lists 4 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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