PT-2017-18211 · Huawei · Huawei Honor 5C+1

Dingbaozeng + 2 · Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-06 · CVE-2017-8207

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 honor 5C versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356 Huawei honor 6x versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow due to the lack of parameter validation in the driver. An attacker can trick a user into installing a malicious APP with root privilege, which can send a specific parameter to the driver, potentially causing a system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For Huawei honor 5C versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356, update to version NEM-AL10C00B356 or later. For Huawei honor 6x versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360, update to version Berlin-L21HNC432B360 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8207

Affected Products

Huawei Honor 5C

Huawei Honor 6

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8207 · Security Note
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170801-01-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8207 · Vendor Advisory