Huawei P8 prior GRA-UL00C00B197 ddr_devfreq Driver given memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Huawei P8. Affected is an unknown function of the component ddr_devfreq Driver. The manipulation of the argument given results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2698. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei P8 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component ddr_devfreq Driver. The manipulation of the argument given with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ddr_devfreq driver in versions earlier than GRA-UL00C00B197 has buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to smart phone to crash the system or escalate privilege.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/22/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2698 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 287 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version GRA-UL00C00B197 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95664†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: P8 GRA-UL00C00B197

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
01/18/2017 +48 days 🔍
02/08/2017 +21 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +287 days 🔍
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11/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2023 +1875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20170118-04
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109812
SecurityFocus: 95664 - Huawei Smart Phones CVE-2017-2698 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2017 07:44
Updated: 01/11/2023 09:53
Changes: 11/23/2017 07:44 (63), 12/09/2019 15:41 (5), 01/25/2021 06:17 (3), 01/11/2023 09:53 (3)
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