Huawei Mate 10 prior ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00) Factory Reset Protection 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Huawei Mate 10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Factory Reset Protection. The manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-7991. An attack on the physical device is feasible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei Mate 10 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Factory Reset Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Huawei smartphones Mate10 with versions earlier before ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to the computer and then perform some specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection to access the system setting page.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was published 09/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at huawei.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-7991 since 03/08/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00) eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mate 10 ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00)

Timelineinfo

03/08/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 +187 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +5 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/17/2023 +1701 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20180912-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-7991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124230

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2018 07:07
Updated: 05/17/2023 08:38
Changes: 09/19/2018 07:07 (59), 03/25/2020 08:52 (2), 05/17/2023 08:38 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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