Huawei Mate 10 Pro up to 8.0.0 Factory Reset Protection 7pk security

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei Mate 10 Pro up to 8.0.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Factory Reset Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mate 10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before BLA-L29 8.0.0.148(C432) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can connect the phone with PC and send special instructions to install third party desktop and disable the boot wizard. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

The bug was discovered 07/27/2018. The weakness was shared 09/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-7936 since 03/08/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.0.0.148(C432) eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-123592 is related to this item.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mate 10 Pro 8.0.0.148(C432)

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03/08/2018 🔍
07/27/2018 +140 days 🔍
09/04/2018 +38 days 🔍
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09/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2023 +1705 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20180827-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-7936 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2018 07:02 AM
Updated: 05/07/2023 08:48 AM
Changes: 09/05/2018 07:02 AM (61), 03/20/2020 04:09 PM (2), 05/07/2023 08:48 AM (4)
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