PT-2017-18176 · Huawei · Huawei Smartphone

Guang Gong + 2 · Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-08 · CVE-2017-8170

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 smart phones versions earlier than VIE-L09C40B360

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker can trick a user into installing a malicious APP with root privilege, which can send a specific parameter to the smart phone, potentially causing the smartphone to restart or allowing for arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For versions earlier than VIE-L09C40B360, update to version VIE-L09C40B360 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8170

Affected Products

Huawei Smartphone

References · 3

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171025-01-overflow-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8170 · Security Note