CVE-2016-8802 — The security policy processing module in Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200 allows authenticated attackers to setup a specific security policy into the devices, causing a buffer overflow and crashing the system

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The security policy processing module in Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200 allows authenticated attackers to setup a specific security policy into the devices, causing a buffer overflow and crashing the system

Published Apr 2, 2017

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.03%

Description

The security policy processing module in Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200; Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20SPC100, V500R001C20SPC101, V500R001C20SPC200 allows authenticated attackers to setup a specific security policy into the devices, causing a buffer overflow and crashing the system.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.03% 0.01030

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01030

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.03% (0.01030)	62.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.03% (0.01030)	59.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.21% (0.00208)	41.21th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00074)	33.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 21, 2024	0.07% (0.00074)	32.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00074)	29.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161125-01-usg-en
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94538
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161125-01-usg-en		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94538		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner huawei

Published Apr 2, 2017

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Oct 18, 2016

Link CVE-2016-8802

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-8802

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-8802