Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9 Cameras Driver
CVE-2017-2716

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Mate 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-2716?

The camerafs driver in Huawei Mate 9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that can be exploited by an attacker. By tricking users into installing malicious applications with system privileges, the attacker can send specific parameters to the device's driver. This can lead to a system crash or provide escalated privileges, compromising the device's security and user data.

Affected Version(s)

Mate 9 Versions earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B173

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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