VDB-109906 · CVE-2017-8169 · sa-20171025-01

Huawei VIE-L09 Parameter memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei VIE-L09. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of Parameter leads to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8169. Local access is required to approach this attack. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei VIE-L09 (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Huawei smart phones with software earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the smart phone, causing the smartphone restart or arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2017. The weakness was released 11/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8169 since 04/25/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-109907. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

VIE-L09

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
10/25/2017 +183 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +28 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/16/2023 +1880 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20171025-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109906
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2017 16:44
Updated: 01/16/2023 07:41
Changes: 11/23/2017 16:44 (57), 12/10/2019 09:55 (2), 01/16/2023 07:41 (4)
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