PT-2017-18161 · Huawei · Huawei Honor 5C

Zhang Qing · Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-11 · CVE-2017-8152

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei Honor 5S versions prior to TAG-TL00C01B173

Description The issue is related to a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability due to improper design. An attacker can access the factory reset page without authorization by dialing a special code, allowing them to restore the phone to its factory settings.

Recommendations For versions prior to TAG-TL00C01B173, update to version TAG-TL00C01B173 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the dialer function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-358

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8152

Affected Products

Huawei Honor 5C

References · 3

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170901-02-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8152 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8152 · Vendor Advisory