CVE-2020-9147 Memory corruption in EMUI;Magic UI
Local attackers can exploit a memory buffer error in Huawei smartphones to perform out-of-bounds reads, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9147?
CVE-2020-9147 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 1 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A memory buffer error vulnerability exists in a component interface of Huawei Smartphone. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability by carefully constructing attack scenarios to cause out-of-bounds read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9147?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9147 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-2020-9147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36h4-78rm-pf8m.