PT-2017-18207 · Huawei · Nova 2+2

Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-11 · CVE-2017-8203

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 Nova 2 Plus, Nova 2 Huawei smartphones versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173 Nova 2 Plus, Nova 2 Huawei smartphones versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173

Description The issue is related to a use after free (UAF) vulnerability in the Bastet Driver. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to install a malicious application with high privileges, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For Nova 2 Plus, Nova 2 Huawei smartphones versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173, update to a version later than BAC-AL00C00B173. For Nova 2 Plus, Nova 2 Huawei smartphones versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173, update to a version later than PIC-AL00C00B173.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8203

Affected Products

Bastet Driver

Nova 2

Nova 2 Plus

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8203 · Security Note
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170927-01-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8203 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101960 · Note