CVE-2017-8165 Information disclosure in Mate 9

Medium 5.5 Published 5 Mar 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can leak sensitive information by tricking a user into installing a malicious application on Huawei Mate 9 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-2017-8165?

CVE-2017-8165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9, published on 5 Mar 2018. 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

Mate 9 Huawei smart phones with versions earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B233 have a sensitive information leak vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause sensitive information leak.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-8165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hm8r-cqhg-w4cp.