Security Advisory - DoS Vulnerability in Some Huawei Smart Phones
- SA No:huawei-sa-20180530-01-smartphone
- Initial Release Date: May 30, 2018
- Last Release Date: May 30, 2018
Some Huawei smart phones have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the improper processing of malicious parameters. An attacker may trick a target user into installing a malicious APK and launch attacks using a pre-installed app with specific permissions. Successful exploit could allow the app to send specific parameters to the smart phone driver, which will result in system restart. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-09001)
This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-17171.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-20180530-01-smartphone-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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HUAWEI Mate 8 |
Versions earlier than NXT-AL10C00B592 |
NXT-AL10C00B593 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-CL00C92B592 |
NXT-CL00C92B593 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-DL00C17B592 |
NXT-DL00C17B593 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L09AC636B220 |
NXT-L09C636B598a |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L09C185B582 |
NXT-L09C185B583 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L09C432B581 |
NXT-L09C432B582 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L09C605B585 |
NXT-L09C605B585CUSTC605D590 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L29C10B580 |
NXT-L29C10B583 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L29C185B582 |
NXT-L29C185B585 |
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Versions earlier than NXT-L29C636B589 |
NXT-L29C636B594a |
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Versions earlier than NXT-TL00C01B592 |
NXT-TL00C01B593 |
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HUAWEI P9 |
Versions earlier than EVA-AL00C00B398 |
EVA-AL00C00B399SP02 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B398 |
EVA-AL10C00B399SP02 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-CL00C92B398 |
EVA-CL00C92B399SP02 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-DL00C17B398 |
EVA-DL00C17B399SP02 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C185B391 |
EVA-L09C185B402 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C432B395 |
EVA-L09C432B501 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C464B383 |
EVA-L09C464B384 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C605B392 |
EVA-L09C605B393 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C635B391 |
EVA-L09C635B392 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L09C636B388 |
EVA-L09C636B390 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L19C10B394 |
EVA-L19C10B395 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L19C432B392 |
EVA-L19C432B396 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L19C605B390 |
EVA-L19C605B394 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L19C636B393 |
EVA-L19C636B394 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-L29C636B389 |
EVA-L29C636B393 |
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Versions earlier than EVA-TL00C01B398 |
EVA-TL00C01B399SP02 |
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HUAWEI P9 Plus |
Versions earlier than VIE-L09C318B182 |
VIE-L09C318B190 |
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Versions earlier than VIE-L09C432B380 |
VIE-L09C432B384 |
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Versions earlier than VIE-L09C576B180 |
VIE-L09C576B332 |
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Versions earlier than VIE-L29C605B370 |
VIE-L29C605B380 |
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Versions earlier than VIE-L29C636B388 |
VIE-L29C636B391 |
Base Score: 4.0 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Temporal Score: 3.7 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application.
Vulnerability details:
An attacker may trick a target user into installing a malicious APK and launch attacks using a pre-installed app with specific permissions. Successful exploit could allow the app to send specific parameters to the smart phone driver, which will result in system restart.
The product that supports automatic update will receive a system update prompt. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
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