What is CVE-2017-17172?

CVE-2017-17172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Lyo-l21, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-17172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Lyo-l21

CVE-2017-17172

Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a user to install a malicious application an…

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Lyo-l21
Huawei Lyo-l21_firmware — versions lyo-l21c479b107, lyo-l21c577b126
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Lyo-l21 — versions LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17172?: CVE-2017-17172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Lyo-l21, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-17172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.