Use After Free in Huawei Nova 2
CVE-2017-8203
The Bastet Driver of Nova 2 Plus,Nova 2 Huawei smart phones with software of Versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173,Versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can convince a user to install a malicious application which has a high privilege to exploit this vulnerability, Successful exploitation may cause arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.010 (62.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Nova 2
- Huawei Nova 2 Firmware
- Huawei Nova 2 Plus
- Huawei Nova 2 Plus Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nova 2 Plus,nova — versions Versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173,Versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170927-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101960 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8203?
- CVE-2017-8203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Nova 2, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8203?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8203 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.