CVE-2019-5299 Security feature bypass in Hima-AL00B
Attackers can bypass signature verification to install malicious apps that execute arbitrary code on Huawei mobile phones.
- 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-2019-5299?
CVE-2019-5299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Hima-AL00B, published on 13 Aug 2019. 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
Huawei mobile phones Hima-AL00Bhave with Versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 have a signature verification bypass vulnerability. Attackers can induce users to install malicious applications. Due to a defect in the signature verification logic, the malicious applications can invoke specific interface to execute malicious code. A successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hima-Al00b Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5299?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5299 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6gh-rc9c-ppvr.