CVE-2017-17140 Information disclosure in Enjoy 5s; Y6 Pro
A malicious application can read sensitive kernel memory information on Huawei smartphones due to missing parameter validation, requiring user installation.
- 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-2017-17140?
CVE-2017-17140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Enjoy 5s; Y6 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 Enjoy 5s and Y6 Pro smartphones with software the versions before TAG-AL00C92B170; the versions before TIT-L01C576B121 have an information leak vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone and the application can read some sensitive information in kernel memory which may cause sensitive information leak.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17140?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Enjoy 5s Firmware, Huawei Y6 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-17140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36wj-23jx-jgg5.