Buffer overflow in Huawei P30 Pro

CVE-2020-9257

HUAWEI P30 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.123(C432E19R2P5patch02), versions earlier than 10.1.0.126(C10E11R5P1), and versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8) have a buffer overflow vulnerability. The software access data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer when handling certain operations of certificate, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application, successful exploit may cause code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9257: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9257?
CVE-2020-9257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei P30 Pro, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-9257?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.