CVE-2017-8204 Memory corruption in Honor 9
A malicious app with root privileges can trigger a buffer overflow in the Bastet driver, leading to arbitrary code execution on Honor 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-2017-8204?
CVE-2017-8204 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 9, 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 Honor 9 Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175 has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing arbitrary code execution
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8204?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor 9 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8204 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-2017-8204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 9
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3g2-pxmc-gqjv.