Huawei Mate 9 Pro prior LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) GPU Driver Kernel Memory input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Huawei Mate 9 Pro. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component GPU Driver. The manipulation results in input validation (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-17173. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Mate 9 Pro (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component GPU Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Due to insufficient parameters verification GPU driver of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) has an arbitrary memory free vulnerability. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to driver to release special kernel memory resource. Successful exploit may result in phone crash or arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2018. The weakness was shared 06/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-17173 since 12/04/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Input validation / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mate 9 Pro LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00)

Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
06/13/2018 +191 days 🔍
06/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
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06/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2023 +1747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20180613-02
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-17173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119544

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2018 21:41
Updated: 03/27/2023 12:28
Changes: 06/14/2018 21:41 (60), 02/19/2020 13:26 (2), 03/27/2023 12:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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