Security Advisory - Multiple Vulnerabilities in MTK Platform
- SA No:huawei-sa-20161221-01-smartphone
- Initial Release Date: 2016-12-21
- Last Release Date: 2016-12-21
There are multiple vulnerabilities in MTK platform used in Huawei smart phones.
There is a integer overflow vulnerability in MTK platform used in Huawei smart phones. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to escalate privilege. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-10053).
There is a memory leak vulnerability in MTK platform used in Huawei smart phones. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to leak memory. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-10054).
There are two input validation vulnerabilities in MTK platform used in Huawei smart phones. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to overwrite memory, leading to escalate privilege. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-10055 and HWPSIRT-2016-10056).
Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link: http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161221-01-smartphone-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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Y6 Pro |
Versions earlier than TIT-AL00C00B211 |
TIT-AL00C00B211 |
HWPSIRT-2016-10053, HWPSIRT-2016-10055, HWPSIRT-2016-10056:
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows attackers to escalate user privilege.
HWPSIRT-2016-10054:
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows attackers to leak memory.
The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSSv3 scoring system (http://www.first.org/cvss/).
HWPSIRT-2016-10053, HWPSIRT-2016-10055, HWPSIRT-2016-10056:
Base Score: 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Temporal Score: 7.2 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
HWPSIRT-2016-10054:
Base Score: 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Temporal Score: 5.1 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
HWPSIRT-2016-10053, HWPSIRT-2016-10055, HWPSIRT-2016-10056:
1. Prerequisite:
The attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone.
2. Attacking procedure:
An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to escalate privilege.
HWPSIRT-2016-10054:
1. Prerequisite:
The attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone.
2. Attacking procedure:
An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to leak memory.
Smart phones that support automatic update will receive a system update prompt. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
This vulnerability was reported to Huawei PSIRT by Mateusz Fruba of MWR InfoSecurity Poland. Huawei would like to thank Mateusz Fruba for working with us and coordinated vulnerability disclosure to protect our customers.
2016-12-21 V1.0 INITIAL
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