Out-of-Bound Read Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2017-8182

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2017-8182?

This vulnerability exists in the MTK platform used by certain Huawei smartphones, specifically in software versions prior to Nice-AL00C00B160 and Nice-AL10C00B140. It allows an attacker to exploit the device by tricking users into installing a malicious application. Once the application is installed, it can send crafted parameters that lead to memory being accessed outside its bounds, potentially exposing sensitive information or enabling further malicious activities.

Affected Version(s)

Nice-AL00 Earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, Earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions

References

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

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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