CVE-2017-17139 Information disclosure in Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro
A malicious application can exploit a date service proxy flaw to leak sensitive kernel data on Huawei Mate 9 devices.
- 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-2017-17139?
CVE-2017-17139 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro, published on 5 Mar 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 and Mate 9 pro smart phones with software the versions before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00); the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) have a information leak vulnerability in the date service proxy implementation. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application and application can exploit the vulnerability to get kernel date which may cause sensitive information leak.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17139?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17139?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-17139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f25p-chr4-q25h.