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CVE-2016-6670

Published: Sep 7, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 45.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Huawei S7700, S9300, S9700, and S12700 devices with software before V200R008C00SPC500 use random numbers with insufficient entropy to generate self-signed certificates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover private keys by leveraging knowledge of a certificate.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

huawei
commercial·CNaka honor, huawei technologies
s9700 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
s7700 firmwareFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
s9300 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
huawei firmware
commercial·CNaka huawei s12700 firmware, s12700
s12700Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
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Exploitability

Workaround Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160810-01-certificate-en
huawei.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92438
securityfocus.com

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