Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei P9 Plus Smartphones

CVE-2017-2734

What is CVE-2017-2734?

The Huawei P9 Plus smartphones are susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability, which can be exploited when a user is tricked into installing a malicious application. This exploit involves sending certain parameters to a designated interface, leading to excessive memory allocation that may result in the smartphone crashing due to memory exhaustion. To mitigate this risk, users should ensure their devices are updated to the latest software version.

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