What is CVE-2017-8207?

CVE-2017-8207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor_5c, 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-2017-8207?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Huawei Honor_5c

CVE-2017-8207

The driver of honor 5C, honor 6x Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356, versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360 have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attack…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Huawei Honor_5c
Huawei Honor_5c_firmware
Huawei Honor_6x
Huawei Honor_6x_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5c,honor 6x — versions Versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356,Versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8207?: CVE-2017-8207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor_5c, 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-2017-8207?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.