Improper input validation in Huawei Honor 5c
CVE-2017-8143
Wi-Fi driver of Honor 5C and P9 Lite Huawei smart phones with software versions earlier than NEM-L21C432B351 and versions earlier than VNS-L21C10B381 has a DoS vulnerability. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application and the application can access invalid address of driver to crash the system.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Honor 5c
- Huawei Honor 5c Firmware
- Huawei P9 Lite
- Huawei P9 Lite Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5c, P9 Lite — versions Versions earlier than NEM-L21C432B351, Versions earlier than VNS-L21C10B381
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99256 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170623-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8143?
- CVE-2017-8143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor 5c, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8143?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.