Security Advisory - FRP Bypass Vulnerability in Huawei Smart Phones
- SA No:huawei-sa-20161228-01-smartphone
- Initial Release Date: Dec 28, 2016
- Last Release Date: Dec 28, 2016
Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a security method that was designed to make sure someone can't just wipe and factory reset the phone if user lost it or it was stolen. The FRP in some Huawei smart phones can be bypass. An attacker can bypass the FRP by special steps and wipe and factory reset the phone. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-09024)
This vulnerability has been assigned CVE ID: CVE-2016-3889.Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161228-01-smartphone-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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P9 |
Versions earlier before EVA-AL00C00B352 |
EVA-AL00C00B352 |
[1] Smart phones will receive a system update prompt. The vulnerabilities will be fixed after users install the update.
Base Score: 4.6 (AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Temporal Score: 4.3 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
An attacker got phone because user lost it or it was stolen.
2. Attacking procedure:
An attacker can bypass the FRP by special steps and wipe and factory reset the phone.
Smart phones that support automatic update will receive a system update prompt. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
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