First published: Thu May 24 2018(Updated: )
Some Huawei smart phones with the versions before Berlin-L21HNC185B381; the versions before Prague-AL00AC00B223; the versions before Prague-AL00BC00B223; the versions before Prague-AL00CC00B223; the versions before Prague-L31C432B208; the versions before Prague-TL00AC01B223; the versions before Prague-TL00AC01B223 have an information exposure vulnerability. When the user's smart phone connects to the malicious device for charging, an unauthenticated attacker may activate some specific function by sending some specially crafted messages. Due to insufficient input validation of the messages, successful exploit may cause information exposure.
Credit: psirt@huawei.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Huawei Berlin-l21hn Firmware | <l21hnc185b381 | |
Huawei Berlin-l21hn | ||
Huawei Prague-al00a Firmware | <al00ac00b223 | |
Huawei Prague-al00a | ||
Huawei Prague-al00b Firmware | <al00bc00b223 | |
Huawei Prague-al00b | ||
Huawei Prague-al00c Firmware | <al00cc00b223 | |
Huawei Prague-al00c | ||
Huawei Prague-l31 Firmware | <l31c432b208 | |
Huawei Prague-l31 | ||
Huawei Prague-tl00a Firmware | <tl00ac01b223 | |
Huawei Prague-tl00a | ||
Huawei Prague-tl10a Firmware | <tl00ac01b223 | |
Huawei Prague-tl10a |
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CVE-2017-17158 has a medium severity rating due to its potential impact on user data and device security.
To fix CVE-2017-17158, update your Huawei device firmware to the versions that are not affected as listed in the CVE advisory.
CVE-2017-17158 affects several Huawei smartphone models, specifically those running firmware versions prior to specific update numbers outlined in the vulnerability description.
CVE-2017-17158 is a security vulnerability that could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data on affected Huawei devices.
CVE-2017-17158 was disclosed on May 23, 2018, by Huawei through their security advisory.