CVE-2017-8149 Memory corruption in P10, P10 Plus
A malicious app can trigger a buffer overflow in the bootloader, causing an out-of-bounds read and continuous system reboots on Huawei P10 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-2017-8149?
CVE-2017-8149 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10, P10 Plus, 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 of P10 and P10 Plus Huawei mobile phones with software the versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, the versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, the versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162 have an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. 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 out-of-bounds memory read which can continuous system reboot.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8149?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei P10 Firmware, Huawei P10 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8149 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-2017-8149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10, P10 Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6jw-2m24-vm7j.