CVE-2020-1792 Memory corruption in Honor V10

Medium 5.5 Published 28 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A malicious application can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the Honor V10 driver, causing the device to reboot.

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-2020-1792?

CVE-2020-1792 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Honor V10, published on 28 Feb 2020. 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

Honor V10 smartphones with versions earlier than BKL-AL20 10.0.0.156(C00E156R2P4) and versions earlier than BKL-L09 10.0.0.146(C432E4R1P4) have an out of bounds write vulnerability. The software writes data past the end of the intended buffer because of insufficient validation of certain parameter when initializing certain driver program. An attacker could trick the user into installing a malicious application, successful exploit could cause the device to reboot.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Honor V10 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1792 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-2020-1792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-838v-88q9-7fmf.