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CVE-2017-2705

Huawei P9 smartphones with software versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B365, versions earlier before EVA-AL00C00B365, versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B365, versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B365, versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B365 have a phone activation bypass vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass phone activation to settings page of the phone.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.4, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from huawei, from huawei organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-11-22T19:29:00.757

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 2.4 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	huawei	p9_firmware	< eva-al00c00b365	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p9	-	No
Operating System	huawei	p9_firmware	< eva-al10c00b365	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p9	-	No
Operating System	huawei	p9_firmware	< eva-cl00c92b365	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p9	-	No
Operating System	huawei	p9_firmware	< eva-dl00c17b365	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p9	-	No
Operating System	huawei	p9_firmware	< eva-tl00c01b365	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p9	-	No

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-02-smartphone-en Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-02-smartphone-en Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.