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CVE-2017-8169

Huawei smart phones with software earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the smart phone, causing the smartphone restart or arbitrary code execution.

Published

2017-11-22T19:29:03.943

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	huawei	vie-l09_firmware	< vie-l09c40b360	Yes
Hardware	huawei	vie-l09	-	No

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171025-01-overflow-en Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171025-01-overflow-en Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)