What is CVE-2017-8175?

CVE-2017-8175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vicky-Al00a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8175?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Huawei Vicky-Al00a

CVE-2017-8175

The Bastet of some Huawei mobile phones with software earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B167 versions, earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B167 versions, earlier than Warsaw-AL00C00B191 versions has an insufficient input validation vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific parameter to cause system reboot.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Huawei Vicky-al00a
Huawei Victoria-al00a
Huawei Warsaw-al00
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-al00a,victoria-al00a,warsaw-al00 — versions Earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B167 versions,Earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B167 versions,Earlier than Warsaw-AL00C00B191 versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8175?: CVE-2017-8175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vicky-Al00a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8175?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.