CVE-2017-15347 Use after free in Mate 9 Pro

Medium 5.5 Published 15 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a crash on Huawei Mate 9 Pro devices by tricking users into installing a malicious application that triggers a use-after-free vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-15347?

CVE-2017-15347 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Huawei Mate 9 Pro mobile phones with software of versions earlier than LON-AL00BC00B235 have a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can riggers access memory after free it. A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability to cause the mobile phone to crash.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15347?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15347?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2017-15347 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15347 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp8r-934f-8wjx.