Huawei Smart Phone Find Phone access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Smart Phone. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Find Phone. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-17161. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei Smart Phone (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Find Phone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The 'Find Phone' function in some Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions has an authentication bypass vulnerability. Due to improper authentication realization in the 'Find Phone' function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-17161 since 12/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 64 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version Duke-L09C10B186, Duke-L09C432B187 or Duke-L09C636B186 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-113390 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smart Phone Duke-L09C10B186/Duke-L09C432B187/Duke-L09C636B186

Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
12/13/2017 +9 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +64 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2023 +1818 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20171213-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113392
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 08:48
Updated: 02/08/2023 08:38
Changes: 02/16/2018 08:48 (59), 01/05/2020 16:29 (2), 02/08/2023 08:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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