Out-of-bounds Read in Huawei P30

CVE-2019-5224

P30 smartphones with versions earlier than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.193(C00E190R1P21) have an out of bounds read vulnerability. The system does not properly validate certain length parameter which an application transports to kernel. An attacker tricks the user to install a malicious application, successful exploit could cause out of bounds read and information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5224?
CVE-2019-5224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P30, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-5224?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.