High severity · published Nov 22, 2017
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
7.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VF
Vie-l09 Firmware · Huawei
before vie-l09c40b360 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8169
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8169
Issue Tracking
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171025-01-overflow-en
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