CVE-2017-17145 Auth bypass in n/a
An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication to delete fingerprints on Huawei Honor V9 Play devices.
- 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-2017-17145?
CVE-2017-17145 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei Honor V9 Play smart phones with the versions before Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of a component. An attacker who get a user's smart phone can execute specific operation, and delete the fingerprint of the phone without authentication.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor V9 Play Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-17145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgjf-89xc-84m7.