Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2019-5260

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Huawei
Status
Huawei Y9 2019;honor View 20
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2019

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists in specific Huawei smartphones, including the HUAWEI Y9 2019 and Honor View 20. This issue stems from insufficient input validation when parsing TD-SCDMA messages. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages from a rogue base station, potentially causing an infinite loop that results in the affected device rebooting repeatedly. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securing mobile devices against message spoofing and improper input handling.

Affected Version(s)

HUAWEI Y9 2019;Honor View 20 8.2.0.160(C185R2P2)

HUAWEI Y9 2019;Honor View 20 8.2.0.162(C605)

HUAWEI Y9 2019;Honor View 20 8.2.0.163(C605)

References

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

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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