What is the severity of CVE-2017-17280?

CVE-2017-17280 is considered to have a medium severity level due to its potential for information leakage.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17280?

To fix CVE-2017-17280, users should update their Huawei devices running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware to the latest version provided by Huawei.

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2017-17280?

CVE-2017-17280 affects Huawei mobile phones specifically running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware version.

Can exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 be performed remotely?

Exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 requires local access as an attacker must trick the user into performing specific operations.

What kind of information can be leaked by CVE-2017-17280?

CVE-2017-17280 can result in the leak of sensitive information through crafted NFC messages.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-17280

low

3.5

CWE

200

9/3/2018

27/3/2018

CVE-2017-17280: Infoleak

First published: Fri Mar 09 2018(Updated: )

NFC (Near Field Communication) module in Huawei mobile phones with software LON-AL00BC00 has an information leak vulnerability. The attacker has to trick a user to do some specific operations and then craft the NFC message to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit will cause some information leak.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Huawei Lon-al00b Firmware	=lon-al00bc00
Huawei Lon-al00b

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Reference Links

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180307-01-phone-en

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 is considered to have a medium severity level due to its potential for information leakage.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17280?
To fix CVE-2017-17280, users should update their Huawei devices running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware to the latest version provided by Huawei.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 affects Huawei mobile phones specifically running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware version.
Can exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 be performed remotely?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 requires local access as an attacker must trick the user into performing specific operations.
What kind of information can be leaked by CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 can result in the leak of sensitive information through crafted NFC messages.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 is considered to have a medium severity level due to its potential for information leakage.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17280?
To fix CVE-2017-17280, users should update their Huawei devices running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware to the latest version provided by Huawei.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 affects Huawei mobile phones specifically running the LON-AL00BC00 firmware version.
Can exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 be performed remotely?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-17280 requires local access as an attacker must trick the user into performing specific operations.
What kind of information can be leaked by CVE-2017-17280?
CVE-2017-17280 can result in the leak of sensitive information through crafted NFC messages.