CVE-2017-2697 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the goldeneye driver allows a malicious app to crash the system or escalate privileges on affected Huawei Android 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-2017-2697?
CVE-2017-2697 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2017. 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
The goldeneye driver in NMO-L31C432B120 and earlier versions,NEM-L21C432B100 and earlier versions,NEM-L51C432B120 and earlier versions,KNT-AL10C746B160 and earlier versions,VNS-L21C185B142 and earlier versions,CAM-L21C10B130 and earlier versions,CAM-L21C185B141 and earlier versions has buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to crash the system or escalate privilege.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2697?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Huawei Gt3 Firmware, Huawei Honor 5c Firmware, Huawei Knt Firmware, Huawei P9 Lite Firmware, Huawei Y6ii Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2697 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-2017-2697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhvq-9x2q-6898.