Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the NFC Module of Some Huawei Mobile Phones
- SA No:huawei-sa-20180130-01-smartphone
- Initial Release Date: 2018-01-30
- Last Release Date: 2018-01-30
The Near Field Communication (NFC) module of some Huawei mobile phones has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker may use an NFC card reader or another device to inject malicious data into a target mobile phone. Successful exploit could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-09008)
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVE ID: CVE-2017-17225.
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180130-01-smartphone-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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Mate 9 Pro |
The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) |
LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) |
Successful exploit could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution.
Base Score: 8.8 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Temporal Score: 8.2 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
The attacker carries an NFC card reader and approaches the affected mobile phone.
Vulnerability details:
An attacker may use an NFC card reader or another device to inject malicious data into a target mobile phone. Successful exploit could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution.
The product that supports automatic update will receive a system update prompt. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
This vulnerability was discovered by Huawei internal tester.
2018-01-30 V1.0 INITIAL
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