Buffer overflow in Huawei Mate 9
CVE-2017-17176
The hardware security module of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-TL00BC00B156 has a arbitrary memory read/write vulnerability due to the input parameters validation. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system could exploit this vulnerability to read and write memory data anywhere or execute arbitrary code in the TrustZone.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Huawei Mate_9
- Huawei Mate_9_firmware
- Huawei Mate_9_pro
- Huawei Mate_9_pro_firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9, 9 Pro — versions Versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-AL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-CL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-DL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-TL00BC00B156
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17176?
- CVE-2017-17176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17176?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.