CVE-2019-5276 Memory corruption in ELLE-AL00B
A buffer overflow in Huawei smartphones allows attackers on the local network to cause device malfunction by tampering with intercepted packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5276?
CVE-2019-5276 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei ELLE-AL00B, published on 23 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei smart phones with earlier versions than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.222(C00E220R2P1) have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker may intercept and tamper with the packet in the local area network (LAN) to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the affected phone abnormal.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Elle-Al00b Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5276 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-2019-5276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei ELLE-AL00B
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpx2-fc33-q8qp.