DoS Vulnerability in P9 Plus Smartphones from Huawei
CVE-2017-2731

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Status
P9 Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

Summary

The vibrator service in Huawei P9 Plus smartphones is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit the system by inducing users to install specially crafted malicious applications. Once installed, these applications can send specific parameters to the vibrator service interface, ultimately causing the smartphone to crash and disrupt normal operation.

Affected Version(s)

P9 Plus Versions earlier before VIE-AL10C00B386

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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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:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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