CVE-2017-17227: Critical severity huawei Mate 10 Firmware vulnerability
GPU driver in Huawei Mate 10 smart phones with the versions before ALP-L09 8.0.0.120(C212); The versions before ALP-L09 8.0.0.127(C900); The versions before ALP-L09 8.0.0.128(402/C02/C109/C346/C432/C652) has a out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability due to the input parameters validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the application can call the driver with special parameter and cause accessing out-of-bounds memory. Successful exploit may result in phone crash or arbitrary code execution.
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What is CVE-2017-17227?
CVE-2017-17227 is a vulnerability in the GPU driver in Huawei Mate 10 smartphones.
What is the severity of CVE-2017-17227?
CVE-2017-17227 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is classified as critical.
How does CVE-2017-17227 affect Huawei Mate 10 smartphones?
CVE-2017-17227 affects Huawei Mate 10 smartphones with versions before ALP-L09 8.0.0.120(C212), ALP-L09 8.0.0.127(C900), and ALP-L09 8.0.0.128(402/C02/C109/C346/C432/C652).
What is the vulnerability in CVE-2017-17227?
CVE-2017-17227 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the GPU driver of Huawei Mate 10 smartphones.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-17227?
Huawei has released a security advisory with a fix for CVE-2017-17227. Please refer to the official Huawei website for more information.