CVE-2017-2703 Auth bypass in Mate 9, P9

Medium 6.8 Published 22 Nov 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can bypass the Phone Finder lock to access system settings on affected Huawei 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-2017-2703?

CVE-2017-2703 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9, P9, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Phone Finder in versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156,Versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-CL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-DL10C00B373,Versions earlier before EVA-TL10C00B373 can be bypass. An attacker can bypass the Phone Finder by special steps and enter the System Setting.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2703?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei P9 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2703 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-2017-2703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q5mp-h7wv-x848.