Out-of-bounds Read in Huawei Vns-L21
CVE-2017-17307
Some Huawei Smartphones with software of VNS-L21AUTC555B141 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Due to the lack string terminator of string, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can exploit the vulnerability and make attacker to read out of bounds and possibly cause the device abnormal.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Huawei Vns-l21
- Huawei Vns-l21_firmware — versions vns-l21autc555b141
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vns-l21 — versions VNS-L21AUTC555B141
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17307?
- CVE-2017-17307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vns-L21, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17307?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.