Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 Interpreter String integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Interpreter String Module. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-57956. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Interpreter String Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-680. The product performs a calculation to determine how much memory to allocate, but an integer overflow can occur that causes less memory to be allocated than expected, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the interpreter string module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

The advisory is shared for download at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-57956 since 01/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/17/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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CNA Base Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-680 / CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/22/2025 🔍
02/06/2025 +15 days 🔍
02/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2025 +39 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-57956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294848

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2025 15:13
Updated: 03/17/2025 15:36
Changes: 02/06/2025 15:13 (62), 03/17/2025 15:36 (12)
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