OpenHarmony up to 5.0.2 Pre-installed Apps out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenHarmony up to 5.0.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Pre-installed Apps. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-23240. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenHarmony up to 5.0.2. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Pre-installed Apps. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.

The advisory is available at gitee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-23240 since 01/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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CNA Base Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitee.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298486

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2025 07:14
Changes: 03/04/2025 07:14 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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