Arbitrary Memory Write Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone Camera Driver
CVE-2017-8181

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Nice-al00
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8181?

The MTK platform camera driver in Huawei smartphones exhibits a vulnerability due to insufficient input verification. This flaw enables an attacker to persuade a user to install a malicious application with elevated privileges. Upon receiving specially crafted parameters, the driver can perform arbitrary memory writes, leading to potential privilege escalation and unauthorized access within the device.

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Affected Version(s)

Nice-AL00 Versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155

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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