What is CVE-2017-17285?

CVE-2017-17285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Lon-Al00b, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-17285?

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

Buffer overflow in Huawei Lon-Al00b

CVE-2017-17285

Bluetooth module in some Huawei mobile phones with software LON-AL00BC00B229 and earlier versions has a buffer overflow vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, an unauthenticated attacker may craft Bluetooth AVDTP/AVCTP messages after successful paring, causing buffer overflow. Successful exploit may cause code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.3th 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 Lon-al00b
Huawei Lon-al00b_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Lon-al00b — versions LON-AL00BC00B229 and earlier versions

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-2017-17285?: CVE-2017-17285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Lon-Al00b, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-17285?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.