Improper input validation in Huawei Mt8-Emui4.1
CVE-2017-17159
Some Huawei smart phones with software of NXT-AL10C00B386, NXT-CL00C92B386, NXT-DL00C17B386, NXT-TL00C01B386SP01, NTS-AL00C00B535 have a DoS vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. An unauthenticated attacker could send malformed System Information(SI) messages to the smart phone within radio range by special wireless device. Successful exploit could make the smart phone restart.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Mt8-Emui4.1
- Huawei Mt8-Emui4.1 Firmware — versions nxt-al10c00b386, nxt-cl00c92b386, nxt-dl00c17b386
- Huawei Nts-Al00
- Huawei Nts-Al00 Firmware — versions nts-al00c00b535
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mt8-Emui4.1,nts-Al00 — versions NXT-AL10C00B386, NXT-CL00C92B386, NXT-DL00C17B386, NXT-TL00C01B386SP01,NTS-AL00C00B535
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17159?
- CVE-2017-17159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mt8-Emui4.1, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.