PT-2017-18158 · Google+1 · Android+2

Aravind Machiry · Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-08 · CVE-2017-8149

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei P10 versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162 Huawei P10 versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162 Huawei P10 Plus versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162

Description The issue is caused by a lack of parameter validation, leading to an out-of-bounds memory access. An attacker with root privilege on an Android system can trick a user into installing a malicious app, which can modify specific data to cause a buffer overflow during the next system reboot. This results in an out-of-bounds memory read, potentially causing continuous system reboots.

Recommendations For Huawei P10 versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, update to a version after Victoria-L09AC605B162 to resolve the issue. For Huawei P10 versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, update to a version after Victoria-L29AC605B162 to resolve the issue. For Huawei P10 Plus versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162, update to a version after Vicky-L29AC605B162 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8149

Affected Products

Android

Huawei P10

Huawei P10 Plus

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8149 · Vendor Advisory
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170816-01-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8149 · Security Note