CVE-2017-2698 Memory corruption in P8
A buffer overflow in the ddr_devfreq driver allows a malicious app to crash the system or escalate privileges on Huawei P8 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-2017-2698?
CVE-2017-2698 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P8, 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 ddr_devfreq driver in versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197 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-2017-2698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P8 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2698 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-2017-2698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P8
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w223-84fp-45wg.