Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9 Pro SMS Module
CVE-2017-17175

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Status
Mate 9 Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 July 2018

Summary

The SMS module of Huawei's Mate 9 Pro smartphone is susceptible to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by setting up a pseudo base station to send specially crafted text messages to the device. This malicious action can cause the smartphone to become incapacitated, rendering it unable to make calls, send, or receive text messages, significantly disrupting the user's mobile communication capabilities.

Affected Version(s)

Mate 9 Pro The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00)

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawe...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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