Huawei Smartphone MHA-AL00AC00B125 Crafted Application integer overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei Smartphone MHA-AL00AC00B125 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Crafted Application leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei smartphones with software of MHA-AL00AC00B125 have an integer overflow vulnerability. The software does not process certain variable properly when handle certain process. An attacker tricks the user who has root privilege to install a crafted application, successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2017. The weakness was shared 03/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17328 since 12/04/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/21/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 79 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry VDB-114308 is related to this item.

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

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
12/20/2017 +16 days 🔍
03/09/2018 +79 days 🔍
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03/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2023 +1809 days 🔍

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Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20171220-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17328 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2018 10:23 PM
Updated: 02/21/2023 08:16 AM
Changes: 03/10/2018 10:23 PM (58), 01/12/2020 08:17 AM (2), 02/21/2023 08:16 AM (3)
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