PT-2017-18184 · Huawei+1 · Huawei+1

Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-08 · CVE-2017-8179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei smart phones with software versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the camera driver of the MTK platform. It occurs due to insufficient input verification, allowing an attacker to trick a user into installing a malicious application with special privileges. This application can send a specific parameter to the smartphone's driver, resulting in privilege escalation.

Recommendations For versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155, update the software to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8179

Affected Products

Huawei

Mtk

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8179 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8179 · Vendor Advisory
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170919-01-mtk-en · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101956 · Note