CVE-2017-17161 Auth bypass in Duke-L09
An attacker can bypass authentication in the Find Phone function to use the phone normally, affecting Huawei smartphone users.
- 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-2017-17161?
CVE-2017-17161 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Duke-L09, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The 'Find Phone' function in some Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions has an authentication bypass vulnerability. Due to improper authentication realization in the 'Find Phone' function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17161?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Duke-L09 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17161 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-2017-17161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7rm-f9jj-p7c6.