CVE-2017-8160 Use after free in Vicky-AL00A,Vicky-AL00C,Vicky-TL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Victoria-TL00A
A use-after-free vulnerability in Huawei smartphone drivers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code 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-2017-8160?
CVE-2017-8160 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-AL00A,Vicky-AL00C,Vicky-TL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Victoria-TL00A, 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 Madapt Driver of some Huawei smart phones with software Earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172 versions,Vicky-AL00CC768B122,Vicky-TL00AC01B167,Earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B172 versions,Victoria-TL00AC00B123,Victoria-TL00AC01B167 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application which has a high privilege to exploit this vulnerability, Successful exploitation may cause arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8160?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Huawei Vicky-Al00a Firmware, Huawei Vicky-Al00c Firmware, Huawei Vicky-Tl00a Firmware, Huawei Victoria-Al00a Firmware, Huawei Victoria-Tl00a Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8160?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-8160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-AL00A,Vicky-AL00C,Vicky-TL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Victoria-TL00A
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93qj-fvc7-c37j.