What is CVE-2017-17225?

CVE-2017-17225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_9_pro, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-17225?

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

Buffer overflow in Huawei Mate_9_pro

CVE-2017-17225

The Near Field Communication (NFC) module in Huawei Mate 9 Pro mobile phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker may use an NFC card reader…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_9_pro
Huawei Mate_9_pro_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro — versions The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17225?: CVE-2017-17225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_9_pro, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-17225?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.