Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Honor 5C and 6X Smartphones

CVE-2017-8209

What is CVE-2017-8209?

The Huawei Honor 5C and 6X smartphones exhibit a buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient parameter validation in their drivers. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking an unsuspecting user into installing a malicious application that can gain root privileges on the Android system. This compromised app can then send specially crafted parameters to the smartphone's driver, potentially leading to unexpected system reboots or execution of arbitrary code, posing significant risks to users’ data security and device integrity.

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