Buffer overflow in Huawei Mate 9
CVE-2018-7992
Mdapt Driver of Huawei MediaPad M3 BTV-W09C128B353CUSTC128D001; Mate 9 Pro versions earlier than 8.0.0.356(C00); P10 Plus versions earlier than 8.0.0.357(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability. The driver does not sufficiently validate the input, an attacker could trick the user to install a malicious application which would send crafted parameters to the driver. Successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (45.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Mate 9
- Huawei Mate 9 Firmware
- Huawei Mate 9 Pro
- Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware
- Huawei Mediapad M3
- Huawei Mediapad M3 Firmware — versions btv-w09c128b353custc128d001
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Huawei P10 Plus Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mediapad M3; Mate 9 Pro; P10 Plus — versions MediaPad M3 BTV-W09C128B353CUSTC128D001, Mate 9 Pro versions earlier than 8.0.0.356(C00), P10 Plus versions earlier than 8.0.0.357(C00)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180725-01-dos-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7992?
- CVE-2018-7992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7992?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.