PT-2018-6480 · Huawei · Huawei Smartphone

Aravind Machiry · Published 2018-03-20 · Updated 2018-04-17 · CVE-2017-17306

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Huawei Smartphones version VNS-L21AUTC555B141 Huawei Smartphones version VNS-L21C10B160 Huawei Smartphones version VNS-L21C66B160 Huawei Smartphones version VNS-L21C703B140

Description: The issue is related to an array out-of-bounds read. Due to the lack of array verification, an attacker can trick a user into installing a malicious application. This application can exploit the issue, allowing the attacker to read out of the array bounds, potentially causing the device to behave abnormally.

Recommendations: For version VNS-L21AUTC555B141, update the software to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For version VNS-L21C10B160, update the software to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For version VNS-L21C66B160, update the software to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For version VNS-L21C703B140, update the software to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of applications from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17306

Affected Products

Huawei Smartphone

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17306 · Security Note
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180314-01-arrayover-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17306 · Vendor Advisory