Factory Reset Protection Bypass in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2017-8173

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Status
Maya-l02,vky-l09,vtr-l29,vicky-al00a,victoria-al00a,warsaw-al00
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 November 2017

Summary

Huawei smartphones including models Maya-L02, VKY-L09, VTR-L29, Vicky-AL00A, Victoria-AL00A, and Warsaw-AL00 exhibit a security vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) feature. When an attacker targets the FRP function during a factory reset, they can exploit a security loophole using specific secret codes, enabling them to log into the configuration interface and modify Google account settings. Consequently, this vulnerability poses a risk of circumventing the FRP mechanism, which is designed to prevent unauthorized usage of a device after a reset.

Affected Version(s)

Maya-L02,VKY-L09,VTR-L29,Vicky-AL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Warsaw-AL00 Earlier than Maya-L02C636B126 versions,Earlier than VKY-L29C10B151 versions,Earlier than VTR-L29C10B151 versions,Earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B162 versions,Earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B167 versions,Earlier than Warsaw-AL00C00B200 versions

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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