CVE-2017-8203 Use after free in Nova 2 Plus,Nova 2
A use-after-free vulnerability in Huawei Nova smartphones allows arbitrary code execution if a user installs a malicious high-privilege 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-2017-8203?
CVE-2017-8203 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nova 2 Plus,Nova 2, 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 Bastet Driver of Nova 2 Plus,Nova 2 Huawei smart phones with software of Versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173,Versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can convince 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-2017-8203?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Nova 2 Firmware, Huawei Nova 2 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8203 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-2017-8203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4r6-c6j7-6hfx.