CVE-2018-7944: Medium severity Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware vulnerability

Published Jul 5, 2018
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Updated

Huawei smart phones Emily-AL00A with software 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) and 8.1.0.107(SP5C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. An attacker gets some user's smart phone and performs some special operations in the guide function. The attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass FRP function and use the phone normally.

Affected Software

6 affected components
Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware=8.1.0.106\(sp2c00\)
Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware=8.1.0.107\(sp5c00\)
Huawei Emily-AL00A
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware=8.1.0.106\(sp2c00\)
Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware=8.1.0.107\(sp5c00\)
Huawei Emily-AL00A

Event History

Jul 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 25, 58461
Event
11:08 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this security issue?

The vulnerability ID for this security issue is CVE-2018-7944

2

Which Huawei smartphones are affected by this vulnerability?

Huawei smart phones Emily-AL00A with software 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) and 8.1.0.107(SP5C00) are affected by this vulnerability.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7944?

The severity of CVE-2018-7944 is high.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-7944?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-7944 by performing special operations in the guide function of a user's smart phone.

5

Is there a fix available for this vulnerability?

Please refer to the security advisory on the Huawei website for information on available fixes for this vulnerability.

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