NULL pointer dereference in Mi Mix 2
CVE-2019-8413
On Xiaomi MIX 2 devices with the 4.4.78 kernel, a NULL pointer dereference in the ioctl interface of the device file /dev/elliptic1 or /dev/elliptic0 causes a system crash via IOCTL 0x4008c575 (aka decimal 1074316661).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mi Mix 2
- Mi Mix 2 Firmware — versions 4.4.78
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/datadancer/HIAFuzz/blob/master/MIX2_elliptic.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8413?
- CVE-2019-8413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi Mix 2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8413?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.