CVE-2018-7992 Memory corruption in MediaPad M3; Mate 9 Pro; P10 Plus
A buffer overflow in the Mdapt driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malicious application on Huawei 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-2018-7992?
CVE-2018-7992 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MediaPad M3; Mate 9 Pro; P10 Plus, published on 31 Jul 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
Mdapt Driver of Huawei MediaPad M3 BTV-W09C128B353CUSTC128D001; Mate 9 Pro versions earlier than 8.0.0.356(C00); P10 Plus versions earlier than 8.0.0.357(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability. The driver does not sufficiently validate the input, an attacker could trick the user to install a malicious application which would send crafted parameters to the driver. Successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7992?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware, Huawei Mediapad M3 Firmware, Huawei P10 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7992 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-2018-7992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MediaPad M3; Mate 9 Pro; P10 Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q54-4w4q-ghg2.