Buffer overflow in Huawei Emui

CVE-2020-9138

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

  • Huawei Emui — versions 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 10.0.0
  • Huawei Magic_ui — versions 2.1.1, 3.0.0, 3.1.0
  • N/a Emui;magic Ui — versions EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0, EMUI 10.0.0, EMUI 9.1.1, EMUI 9.1.0, Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0, Magic UI 3.0.0, Magic UI 2.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9138?
CVE-2020-9138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-9138?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.