Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei P7 and P8 Devices
CVE-2015-7740

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Huawei
Status
P7 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2017

What is CVE-2015-7740?

An issue affecting certain Huawei P7 and P8 devices allows local users to trigger a denial of service condition. This vulnerability arises when specially crafted input is sent to the GPU driver, leading to a system crash. Devices running versions prior to P7-L00C17B851, P7-L05C00B851, and P7-L09C92B851 for the P7, as well as versions before ALE-UL00B211 for the P8 are susceptible to this exploit. It highlights the necessity for prompt updates to safeguard against potential disruptions to device functionality.

References

http://www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulleti...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2015-7740 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei P7 and P8 Devices