Use After Free Vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 10 Smartphones
CVE-2018-7993

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Huawei Mate 10
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-7993?

The HUAWEI Mate 10 smartphone is vulnerable due to a use after free flaw in the mediaserver component, which affects versions prior to ALP-AL00 8.1.0.311. This vulnerability allows an attacker to persuade a user to install a malicious application, resulting in the potential for arbitrary code execution by referencing freed memory. Users are advised to ensure their devices are updated to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

HUAWEI Mate 10 Versions earlier than ALP-AL00 8.1.0.311

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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