CVE-2017-8172: Out-of-bounds Read

Published Nov 22, 2017
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Updated

Isub service in P10 Plus and P10 smart phones with earlier than VKY-AL00C00B157 versions and earlier than VTR-AL00C00B157 versions has a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the application can send given parameter to specific interface, which make a out-of-bounds array access that results in smart phone restart.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Huawei P10 Plus Firmware<vky-al00c00b157
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei P10 Firmware<vtr-al00c00b157
Huawei P10

Event History

Nov 22, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8172.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is Isub service in P10 Plus and P10 smart phones with earlier than VKY-AL00C00B157 versions and earlier than VTR-AL00C00B157 versions.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8172?

The severity of CVE-2017-8172 is high with a CVSS score of 5.5.

4

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into installing a malicious application on the smartphone.

5

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes Huawei P10 Plus firmware versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B157 and Huawei P10 firmware versions earlier than VTR-AL00C00B157.

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