7.1
CWE
129
Advisory Published
Updated

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

First published: Wed Nov 22 2017(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.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Huawei P10 Plus Firmware<vky-al00c00b157
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei P10 Firmware<vtr-al00c00b157
Huawei P10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

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

  • 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.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-8172?

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

  • 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.

  • 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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