Memory Double Free Vulnerability in P10 Plus Smartphones by Huawei
CVE-2017-8141

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
P10 Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8141?

The driver for the Touch Panel (TP) in Huawei's P10 Plus smartphones exhibits a memory double free vulnerability prior to the VKY-AL00C00B153 software version. An attacker with root access can exploit this flaw by tricking users into installing a malicious application. This malicious software can initiate multiple threads that attempt to free specific memory areas, leading to a crash or potential arbitrary code execution, undermining the security of the device.

Affected Version(s)

P10 Plus Versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153

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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