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 privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.
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: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
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
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.