What is CVE-2017-8186?

CVE-2017-8186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mha-Al00a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8186?

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

Improper input validation in Huawei Mha-Al00a

CVE-2017-8186

The Bastet of some Huawei mobile phones with software of earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B231 versions has a DOS 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 Mha-al00a
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mha-al00a — versions Earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B231 versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8186?: CVE-2017-8186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mha-Al00a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8186?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.