Phone Finder Vulnerability in Huawei Devices
CVE-2017-2703

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Mate 9, P9
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-2703?

The Phone Finder utility in select Huawei smartphone models is susceptible to a bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to circumvent its security measures and gain unauthorized access to the System Setting. Specifically, this issue affects earlier versions of models MHA-AL00BC00B156, MHA-CL00BC00B156, MHA-DL00BC00B156, MHA-TL00BC00B156, and EVA-AL10C00B373, EVA-CL10C00B373, EVA-DL10C00B373, EVA-TL10C00B373. Proper remediation is crucial to prevent exploitation through social engineering or other tactics.

Affected Version(s)

Mate 9, P9 Versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-CL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-DL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-TL10C00B373,

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95657
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http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2017-2703 : Phone Finder Vulnerability in Huawei Devices