Improper Input Validation in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2019-5230

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Huawei
Status
P20 Pro, P20, Mate Rs
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 November 2019

What is CVE-2019-5230?

Certain Huawei smartphones, including P20 Pro, P20, Mate RS, and NEO-AL00D, are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability. The flaw arises due to inadequate validation of specific input models. This enables an attacker to potentially deceive users into installing a malicious application. Once compromised, the attacker could craft a malformed model, which, if successfully exploited, may lead to unauthorized access and modification of sensitive output data.

Affected Version(s)

P20 Pro, P20, Mate RS Versions earlier than Charlotte-AL00A 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8), Versions earlier than Emily-AL00A 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8), Versions earlier than NEO-AL00D NEO-AL00 9.1.0.321(C786E320R1P1T8)

References

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

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-5230 : Improper Input Validation in Huawei Smartphones