Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability in Huawei Mobile Boot Loaders
CVE-2017-8149

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
P10, P10 Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8149?

The boot loaders of Huawei P10 and P10 Plus models exhibit an out-of-bounds memory access due to inadequate parameter validation. An attacker with root privileges on an Android system may deceive a user into installing a malicious application. This application can manipulate data to induce a buffer overflow upon the next system reboot, potentially triggering repeated system reboots and disrupting device functionality.

Affected Version(s)

P10, P10 Plus The versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, The versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, The versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162

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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