Buffer overflow in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone
CVE-2017-8184
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: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th 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:H/I:N/A:N.
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
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8184?
- CVE-2017-8184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone, 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-2017-8184?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.