VDB-290734 · CVE-2023-52954 · GCVE-0-2023-52954

Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI Gallery denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Gallery Module. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-52954. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Gallery Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability of improper permission control in the Gallery module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

The advisory is available at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52954 since 12/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.4
CNA Vector (huawei): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/26/2024 🔍
01/08/2025 +13 days 🔍
01/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2025 +37 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290734

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2025 05:01
Updated: 02/14/2025 13:57
Changes: 01/08/2025 05:01 (62), 01/14/2025 01:45 (12), 02/14/2025 13:57 (3)
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