CVE-2017-15311 Memory corruption in Mate 10
Attackers can send malicious wireless packets to Huawei smartphones to trigger a stack overflow in the baseband module, enabling remote code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15311?
CVE-2017-15311 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10, published on 22 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The baseband modules of Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with software before ALP-AL00 8.0.0.120(SP2C00), before BLA-AL00 8.0.0.120(SP2C00), before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00), and before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) have a stack overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker could send malicious packets to the smart phones within radio range by special wireless device, which leads stack overflow when the baseband module handles these packets. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack or remote code execution in baseband module.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15311?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Huawei Mate 10 Firmware, Huawei Mate 10 Pro Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-15311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9rv-r9r2-7hjg.