CVE-2017-8152 Security feature bypass in Honor 5S
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei Honor 5S devices by dialing a special code, allowing unauthorized factory resets.
- 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-2017-8152?
CVE-2017-8152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5S, 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 Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability due to the improper design. An attacker can access factory reset page without authorization by only dial with special code. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to restore the phone to factory settings.
Weakness: CWE-358
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor 5s Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5S
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8c7f-4qvq-qq68.