CVE-2017-2729 Memory corruption in Honor 5A
A malicious app can trigger a buffer overflow in the Honor 5A bootloader, leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service upon reboot.
- 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-2017-2729?
CVE-2017-2729 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5A, 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 boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2729?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Honor 5a Firmware, Huawei P8 Lite Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2729 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-2017-2729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5A
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r36m-m8f3-qqfx.