CVE-2017-2705 Auth bypass in Huawei P9
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass phone activation to access the settings page on Huawei P9 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-2017-2705?
CVE-2017-2705 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei 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
Huawei P9 smartphones with software versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B365, versions earlier before EVA-AL00C00B365, versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B365, versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B365, versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B365 have a phone activation bypass vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass phone activation to settings page of the phone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P9 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2705 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-2017-2705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei P9
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3mfm-97cm-96cr.