Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Honor 9 Smartphones
CVE-2017-8204

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Honor 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-8204?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Bastet driver of Huawei Honor 9 smartphones running software versions prior to Stanford-AL10C00B175. This flaw arises from insufficient parameter validation, enabling an attacker to potentially trick users into installing a malicious application that possesses root privileges. Once executed, this malicious app can send crafted parameters to the device driver, leading to arbitrary code execution and compromising the integrity of the device.

Affected Version(s)

Honor 9 Versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101962
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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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CVE-2017-8204 : Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Honor 9 Smartphones