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CVE-2018-7939


Huawei smart phones G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8 with the versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, the versions before CAM-L21C10B145, the versions before CAM-L21C185B156, the versions before CAM-L21C223B133, the versions before CAM-L21C432B210, the versions before CAM-L21C464B170, the versions before CAM-L21C636B245, the versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, the versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, the versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, the versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, the versions before FRD-L09C10B387, the versions before FRD-L09C185B387, the versions before FRD-L09C432B398, the versions before FRD-L09C636B387, the versions before FRD-L19C10B387, the versions before FRD-L19C432B399, the versions before FRD-L19C636B387 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can disable the boot wizard by enable the talkback function. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.6, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, 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

2018-09-12T15:29:01.233

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:12:59.580

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei g9_lite_firmware < vns-l53c605b120custc605d103 Yes
Hardware huawei g9_lite - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l03c605b143custc605d008 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l21c10b145 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l21c185b156 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l21c223b133 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l21c432b210 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a < cam-l21c464b170 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_5a_firmware < cam-l21c636b245 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_5a - No
Operating System huawei honor_6x_firmware < berlin-l21c10b372 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_6x - No
Operating System huawei honor_6x_firmware < berlin-l21c185b363 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_6x - No
Operating System huawei honor_6x_firmware < berlin-l21c464b137 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_6x - No
Operating System huawei honor_6x_firmware < berlin-l23c605b161 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_6x - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l09c10b387 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l09c185b387 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l09c432b398 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l09c636b387 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l19c10b387 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l19c432b399 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - No
Operating System huawei honor_8_firmware < frd-l19c636b387 Yes
Hardware huawei honor_8 - 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.