What is CVE-2017-17224?

CVE-2017-17224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Hg655m, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-17224?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Huawei Hg655m

CVE-2017-17224

Some Huawei smart phones with versions earlier than Harry-AL00C 9.1.0.206(C00E205R3P1) have a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker crafts specific packets and sends to the affected product to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the affected phone abnormal.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Hg655m — versions customized versions
Huawei Hg655m_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@huawei.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17224?: CVE-2017-17224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Hg655m, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-17224?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.