Huawei Smartphone input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Smartphone and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-17201. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei Smartphone (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Some huawei smartphones with software BTV-DL09C233B350, Berlin-L21HNC432B360, Berlin-L22HNC636B360, Berlin-L24HNC567B360, Berlin-L21C10B130, Berlin-L21C185B132, Berlin-L21C464B130, Berlin-L22C346B140, Berlin-L22C636B160, Berlin-L23C605B131, Berlin-L23DOMC109B160, MHA-AL00AC00B125 have a DoS vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, an attacker could trick a user to execute a malicious application, which could be exploited by attacker to launch DoS attacks.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was shared 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-17201 since 12/04/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/08/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 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.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
01/24/2018 +51 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +22 days 🔍
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02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2023 +1818 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20180124-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113404

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 10:47
Updated: 02/08/2023 09:10
Changes: 02/16/2018 10:47 (55), 01/05/2020 17:35 (2), 02/08/2023 09:10 (3)
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