Double Free in Huawei Mate 10
CVE-2019-5305
The image processing module of some Huawei Mate 10 smartphones versions before ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185) has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can call special API, which could trigger double free and cause a system crash.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
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: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Mate 10 — versions The versions before ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185)
- Huawei Mate 10
- Huawei Mate 10 Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5305?
- CVE-2019-5305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 10, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5305?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.