Buffer overflow in Huawei P8
CVE-2017-2698
The ddr_devfreq driver in versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197 has buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to crash the system or escalate privilege.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.009 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei P8
- Huawei P8 Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P8 — versions Versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95664 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-04-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2698?
- CVE-2017-2698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei P8, 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-2017-2698?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.