Buffer overflow in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone
CVE-2017-8179
The camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a buffer overflow vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.
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: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone
- Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice-Al00 — versions Versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170919-01-mtk-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101956 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8179?
- CVE-2017-8179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone, 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-2017-8179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.