Buffer overflow in Huawei Honor_5a
CVE-2017-2729
The boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root priv…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (38.0th 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 Honor_5a
- Huawei Honor_5a_firmware
- Huawei P8_lite
- Huawei P8_lite_firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5a — versions Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@huawei.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2729?
- CVE-2017-2729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor_5a, 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-2017-2729?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2729 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.