Information disclosure in Huawei Honor 6x
CVE-2017-2733
Honor 6X smartphones with software versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357 and versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357 have an information leak vulnerability due to improper file permission configuration. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the application can get the file that keep the cipher text of the SIM card PIN.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Honor 6x
- Huawei Honor 6x Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 6x — versions Versions earlier than BLN-AL10C00B357, Versions earlier than BLN-AL20C00B357
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170405-02-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97700 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2733?
- CVE-2017-2733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor 6x, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2733?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.