Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 Image File Preview stack-based overflow

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4.8$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Image File Preview. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-53173. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Image File Preview. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack overflow risk when vector images are parsed during file preview Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the file preview function.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-53173 since 06/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20172). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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

06/27/2025 CVE reserved
07/07/2025 +10 days Advisory disclosed
07/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53173 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315073
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2025 07:44
Updated: 07/07/2025 08:33
Changes: 07/07/2025 07:44 (63), 07/07/2025 08:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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