Information disclosure in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone
CVE-2017-8183
MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions has a any memory access vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to cause to any memory access vulnerabilities, leading to sensitive information leakage.
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: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% 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 Mtk Platform Smart Phone
- Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice-Al00 — versions Earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, Earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171115-01-mtk-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8183?
- CVE-2017-8183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8183?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.