Huawei P9 Plus prior VIE-AL10C00B352 Touchscreen Driver Application input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Huawei P9 Plus. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Touchscreen Driver. This manipulation as part of Application causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2711. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei P9 Plus (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Touchscreen Driver. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

P9 Plus smartphones with software earlier than VIE-AL10C00B352 versions have an input validation vulnerability in the touchscreen Driver. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to crash the system.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2017. The weakness was published 11/22/2017 by Guang Gong with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2711 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 308 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version VIE-AL10C00B352 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95663†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: P9 Plus VIE-AL10C00B352

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
01/18/2017 +48 days 🔍
01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +307 days 🔍
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11/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2023 +1875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20170118-03
Researcher: Guang Gong
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109825
SecurityFocus: 95663 - Huawei P9 Plus CVE-2017-2711 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2017 07:46 AM
Updated: 01/11/2023 10:51 AM
Changes: 11/23/2017 07:46 AM (65), 12/09/2019 04:51 PM (2), 01/11/2023 10:51 AM (4)
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