Buffer overflow in Huawei P10
CVE-2017-8149
The boot loaders of P10 and P10 Plus Huawei mobile phones with software the versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, the versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, the versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162 have an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. 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 out-of-bounds memory read which can continuous system reboot.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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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: 0.005 (44.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei P10
- Huawei P10 Firmware
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Huawei P10 Plus Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10, P10 Plus — versions The versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, The versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, The versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170816-01-smartphone-en (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8149?
- CVE-2017-8149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P10, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8149?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.