Memory Double Free Vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9 Pro Smartphones
CVE-2017-17320

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Mate 9 Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2018

What is CVE-2017-17320?

The Huawei Mate 9 Pro smartphones are susceptible to a memory double free vulnerability, where the system improperly manages memory allocation. This flaw allows an attacker to entice a user with root privileges into installing a malicious application. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability could enable the execution of unauthorized code, posing significant security risks to users.

Affected Version(s)

Mate 9 Pro LON-AL00BC00B139D, LON-AL00BC00B229, LON-L29DC721B188

References

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

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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