CVE-2019-5222: Medium severity huawei honor magic2 firmware vulnerability

Published Jul 17, 2019
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Updated

There is an information disclosure vulnerability on Secure Input of certain Huawei smartphones in Versions earlier than Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1). The Secure Input does not properly limit certain system privilege. An attacker tricks the user to install a malicious application and successful exploit could result in information disclosure.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Huawei Honor Magic 2 Firmware<tony-al00b_9.1.0.216\(c00e214r2p1\)
Huawei Honor Magic 2

Event History

Jul 17, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:38 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-5222?

CVE-2019-5222 is an information disclosure vulnerability on Secure Input of certain Huawei smartphones in versions earlier than Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1).

2

How does the vulnerability in CVE-2019-5222 work?

The vulnerability in CVE-2019-5222 allows an attacker to trick the user into installing a malicious application, which can then disclose sensitive information.

3

How severe is CVE-2019-5222?

CVE-2019-5222 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-5222?

To fix CVE-2019-5222, update your Huawei smartphone to version Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-5222?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-5222 on the Huawei Security Advisory page at https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190717-01-input-en.

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