PT-2017-18167 · Huawei · Huawei Smartphone

Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-12 · CVE-2017-8159

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei smartphones with software versions AGS-L09C233B019, AGS-W09C233B019, KOB-L09C233B017, KOB-W09C233B012

Description The issue is related to a type confusion problem. It occurs when a variable is initialized with one type but later accessed with a different type during certain register operations. This can lead to a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in the execution of malicious code.

Recommendations For Huawei smartphones with software versions AGS-L09C233B019, AGS-W09C233B019, KOB-L09C233B017, KOB-W09C233B012, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8159

Affected Products

Huawei Smartphone

References · 3

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8159 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8159 · Security Note