What is CVE-2017-2696?

CVE-2017-2696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Y6ii, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-2696?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Huawei Y6ii

CVE-2017-2696

The emerg_data driver in CAM-L21C10B130 and earlier versions, CAM-L21C185B141 and earlier versions has a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system can tricks a user into installing a malicious…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Huawei Y6ii
Huawei Y6ii_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Y6¢ò — versions CAM-L21C10B130 and earlier versions, CAM-L21C185B141 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-2017-2696?: CVE-2017-2696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Y6ii, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-2696?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.