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CVE-2017-8215


Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2 Plus,P9,P10 Plus,Toronto Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than FRD-AL00C00B391, versions earlier than FRD-DL00C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-AL10C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-AL20C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-UL10C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-TL10C00B391, versions earlier than Stanford-AL00C00B175, versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175, versions earlier than Stanford-TL00C01B175, versions earlier than Duke-AL20C00B191, versions earlier than Duke-TL30C01B191, versions earlier than Picasso-AL00C00B162, versions earlier than Picasso-TL00C01B162 , versions earlier than Barca-AL00C00B162, versions earlier than Barca-TL00C00B162, versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B396SP03, versions earlier than EVA-CL00C92B396, versions earlier than EVA-DL00C17B396, versions earlier than EVA-TL00C01B396 , versions earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172, versions earlier than Toronto-AL00AC00B191, versions earlier than Toronto-TL10C01B191 have a permission control vulnerability. An attacker with the system privilege of a mobile can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the unlock code verification and unlock the mobile phone bootloader.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.2, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 15 others, 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

2017-11-22T19:29:05.617

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-al00c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-dl00c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v8_firmware < knt-al10c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v8_firmware < knt-al20c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v8_firmware < knt-ul10c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v8_firmware < knt-tl10c00b391 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_9_firmware < stanford-al00c00b175 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_9 - No
Operating System huawei honor_9_firmware < stanford-al10c00b175 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_9 - No
Operating System huawei honor_9_firmware < stanford-tl00c01b175 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_9 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v9_firmware < duke-al20c00b191 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v9 - No
Operating System huawei honor_v9_firmware < duke-tl30c01b191 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_v9 - No
Operating System huawei nova_2_firmware < picasso-al00c00b162 Yes
Hardware huawei nova_2 - No
Operating System huawei nova_2_firmware < picasso-tl00c01b162 Yes
Hardware huawei nova_2 - No
Operating System huawei nova_2_plus_firmware < barca-al00c00b162 Yes
Hardware huawei nova_2_plus - No
Operating System huawei nova_2_plus_firmware < barca-tl00c00b162 Yes
Hardware huawei nova_2_plus - No
Operating System huawei p9_firmware < eva-al10c00b396sp03 Yes
Hardware huawei p9 - No
Operating System huawei p9_firmware < eva-cl00c92b396 Yes
Hardware huawei p9 - No
Operating System huawei p9_firmware < eva-dl00c17b396 Yes
Hardware huawei p9 - No
Operating System huawei p9_firmware < eva-tl00c01b396 Yes
Hardware huawei p9 - No
Operating System huawei p10_plus_firmware < vicky-al00ac00b172 Yes
Hardware huawei p10_plus - No
Operating System huawei toronto_firmware < toronto-al00ac00b191 Yes
Hardware huawei toronto - No
Operating System huawei toronto_firmware < toronto-tl10c01b191 Yes
Hardware huawei toronto - No

References

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.