Huawei P20 up to 9.0.0.158 Factory Reset Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Huawei P20 up to 9.0.0.158. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Factory Reset Protection. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-5297. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei P20 up to 9.0.0.158 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Factory Reset Protection. 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:

Emily-L29C Huawei phones versions earlier than 9.0.0.159 (C185E2R1P12T8) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. Before the FRP account is verified and activated during the reset process, the attacker can perform some special operations to bypass the FRP function and obtain the right to use the mobile phone.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2019. The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-5297 since 01/04/2019. 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 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0.159 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-135955 and VDB-135948 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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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: P20 9.0.0.159

Timelineinfo

01/04/2019 🔍
03/05/2019 +60 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +91 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2023 +1576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20190305-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-5297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135952
OSVDB: - Huawei Smart Phones FRP function security bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2019 09:14
Updated: 09/28/2023 07:50
Changes: 06/05/2019 09:14 (61), 06/19/2020 11:44 (1), 09/28/2023 07:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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