Out-of-bounds Read in Huawei Mate20

CVE-2019-5296

Mate20 Huawei smartphones versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker with a high permission runs some specific commands on the smartphone. Due to insufficient input verification, successful exploit may cause out-of-bounds read of the memory and the system abnormal.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5296?
CVE-2019-5296 is a low-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate20, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2019-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-5296?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.