Improper input validation in Huawei View 20
CVE-2019-5260
Huawei smartphones HUAWEI Y9 2019 and Honor View 20 have a denial of service vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation of specific value when parsing the messages, an attacker may send specially crafted TD-SCDMA messages from a rogue base station to the affected devices to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause an infinite loop and the device to reboot.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei View 20
- Huawei View 20 Firmware — versions 9.0.1.169(c636e1r4p1), 9.0.1.170(c432e1r3p1), 9.0.1.170(c185e2r3p1)
- Huawei Y9 2019
- Huawei Y9 2019 Firmware — versions 8.2.0.160\(c185r2p2\), 8.2.0.163\(c605\), 8.2.0.160(c185r2p2)
- Huawei Y9 2019;honor View 20 — versions 8.2.0.160(C185R2P2), 8.2.0.162(C605), 8.2.0.163(C605)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5260?
- CVE-2019-5260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei View 20, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5260?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.