Double Free in Huawei Mate 9 Pro

CVE-2017-17320

Huawei Mate 9 Pro smartphones with software of LON-AL00BC00B139D, LON-AL00BC00B229, LON-L29DC721B188 have a memory double free vulnerability. The system does not manage the memory properly, that frees on the same memory address twice. An attacker tricks the user who has root privilege to install a crafted application, successful exploit could result in malicious code execution.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-17320: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17320?
CVE-2017-17320 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9 Pro, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-17320?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.