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)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.