First published: Wed Nov 22 2017(Updated: )
MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions has a any memory access vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to cause to any memory access vulnerabilities, leading to sensitive information leakage.
Credit: psirt@huawei.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware | <nice-al10c00b140 | |
Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware | ||
Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware | <nice-al00c00b160 |
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CVE-2017-8183 has a high severity rating due to its potential for exploitation through malicious applications.
To fix CVE-2017-8183, upgrade your Huawei smart phone to Nice-AL00C00B160 or Nice-AL10C00B140 versions or later.
CVE-2017-8183 affects Huawei smart phones running MTK platform firmware versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 and Nice-AL10C00B140.
Yes, CVE-2017-8183 may allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to the device by tricking users into installing malicious applications.
As of now, there are no publicly available exploits specifically for CVE-2017-8183 documented.