CVE-2017-8179 Memory corruption in Nice-AL00
A buffer overflow in the MTK camera driver allows attackers to escalate privileges by tricking users into installing 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-2017-8179?
CVE-2017-8179 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice-AL00, 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 camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a buffer overflow vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8179 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-2017-8179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice-AL00
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgxx-42w2-h2hx.