Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Honor 5C and Honor 6X Smartphones
CVE-2017-8211

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Status
Honor 5c,honor 6x
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

Summary

The Huawei Honor 5C and Honor 6X smartphones exhibit a buffer overflow vulnerability due to inadequate parameter validation in their drivers. This flaw can be exploited when a user is convinced to install a malicious application with root privileges on the Android system. By sending crafted parameters to the smartphone's driver, an attacker could potentially trigger a system reboot or execute arbitrary code, compromising device security and user data.

Affected Version(s)

honor 5C,honor 6x Versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356,Versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360

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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