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CVE-2016-6899 — Huawei Rh5885 V3 Server Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

The Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) in Huawei RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, RH2288H V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC515, RH5885 V3 servers with software before V100R003C10SPC102, and XH620 V3, XH622 V3, and XH628 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC610 might allow remote attackers to decrypt encrypted data and consequently obtain sensitive information by leveraging selection of an insecure SSL encryption algorithm.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.0)
Published
2016-09-07
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-310

Affected products

  • huawei / rh5885_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c01
  • huawei / rh1288_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c00
  • huawei / rh2288_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c00
  • huawei / rh2288h_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c00
  • huawei / xh620_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c00
  • huawei / xh622_v3_server_firmware / v100r003c00

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Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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