VDB-259719 · CVE-2023-52538 · GCVE-0-2023-52538

Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI HwIms denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component HwIms Module. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-52538. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component HwIms Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability of package name verification being bypassed in the HwIms module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-52538 since 02/27/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/13/2025).

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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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2024 🔍
04/08/2024 +40 days 🔍
04/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2025 +339 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259719

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2024 12:20
Updated: 03/13/2025 17:26
Changes: 04/08/2024 12:20 (51), 03/13/2025 17:26 (3)
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