Auth bypass in Huawei Nice
CVE-2017-2708
The 'Find Phone' function in Nice smartphones with software versions earlier before Nice-AL00C00B0135 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may wipe and factory reset the phone by special steps. Due to missing authentication of the 'Find Phone' function, an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Nice
- Huawei Nice Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice — versions Versions earlier before Nice-AL00C00B0135
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95911 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170125-01-smartphone-en (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2708?
- CVE-2017-2708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Nice, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2708?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.