CVE-2017-17176 Memory corruption in Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro
A root-privileged attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the hardware security module to execute arbitrary code in TrustZone.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-17176?
CVE-2017-17176 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, published on 17 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The hardware security module of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-TL00BC00B156 has a arbitrary memory read/write vulnerability due to the input parameters validation. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system could exploit this vulnerability to read and write memory data anywhere or execute arbitrary code in the TrustZone.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17176?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-17176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17176 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-2p9x-qhg2-q4vr.