CVE-2017-8169

High

Description

Huawei smart phones with software earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the smart phone, causing the smartphone restart or arbitrary code execution.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductHuawei Vie-l09 Firmware
PublishedNov 22, 2017
First seenNov 22, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • huawei vie-l09_firmwarevie-l09c40b360 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
huawei vie-l09_firmwarev < vie-l09c40b360vie-l09c40b360

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