CVE-2017-2716 Memory corruption in Mate 9

High 7.8 Published 22 Nov 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A buffer overflow in the camerafs driver allows attackers to cause system crashes or escalate privileges via a malicious application.

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-2017-2716?

CVE-2017-2716 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9, 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 camerafs driver in Mate 9 Versions earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B173 has buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has the system privilege of the Android system and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing a system crash or privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2716?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2716 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-2017-2716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-995v-v47h-mr2v.