Security Advisory - Signature Verification Bypass Vulnerability in Some Huawei Mobile Phones
- SA No:huawei-sa-20190320-01-phone
- Initial Release Date: 2019-03-20
- Last Release Date: 2020-07-22
Some Huawei mobile phones have a signature verification bypass vulnerability. Attackers can induce users to install malicious applications. Due to a defect in the signature verification logic, the malicious applications can invoke specific interface to execute malicious code. A successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-01019)
This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5299.
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-20190320-01-phone-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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ALP-AL00B |
8.0.0.153(C00) |
9.1.0.321(C00E320R2P1T8) |
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ALP-L09 |
8.0.0.153(C432) |
9.1.0.300(C432E4R1P9T8) |
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ALP-L29 |
8.0.0.141(C185) |
9.1.0.300(C185E2R1P12T8) |
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8.0.0.142(C605) |
9.1.0.300(C605E2R1P11T8) |
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Anne-AL00 |
8.0.0.180(C00patch01) |
9.1.0.122(C00E120R1P7T8) |
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BLA-AL00B |
8.0.0.153(C00) |
9.1.0.321(C00E320R2P1T8) |
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BLA-L09C |
8.0.0.139(C185) |
9.1.0.300(C185E2R1P13T8) |
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8.0.0.140(C605) |
9.1.0.300(C605E2R1P12T8) |
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8.0.0.158(C432) |
9.1.0.300(C432E4R1P11T8) |
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BLA-L29C |
8.0.0.145(C185) |
9.1.0.300(C185E2R1P13T8) |
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8.0.0.146(C636) |
9.1.0.300(C636E2R1P13T8) |
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8.0.0.151(C635) |
9.1.0.302(C635E4R1P13T8) |
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8.0.0.158(C432) |
9.1.0.300(C432E4R1P11T8) |
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Berkeley-AL20 |
8.0.0.204(C00GT) |
9.1.0.321(C00E320R2P1T8) |
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Berkeley-L09 |
8.0.0.172(C10) |
9.1.0.325(C10E2R1P13T8) |
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8.0.0.172(C432) |
9.1.0.325(C432E4R1P12T8) |
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8.0.0.173(C636) |
9.1.0.325(C636E3R1P12T8) |
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Figo-L31 |
8.0.0.122D(C652) |
9.1.0.130(C432E8R1P5T8) |
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8.0.0.127(C530) |
9.1.0.122(C530E8R1P5T8) |
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8.0.0.136(C10) |
9.1.0.130(C10E8R1P5T8) |
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8.0.0.139(C09) |
9.1.0.122(C09E7R1P5T8) |
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8.0.0.139(C33) |
9.1.0.122(C33E8R1P5T8) |
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8.0.0.170(C432) |
9.1.0.130(C432E8R1P5T8) |
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Florida-AL10B |
8.0.0.181(C00) |
Florida-AL20B 9.1.0.124(C00E112R1P6T8) |
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Florida-L03 |
8.0.0.145(C605) |
Florida-L23 9.1.0.121(C605E5R1P1T8) |
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Florida-L21 |
8.0.0.131(C185) |
9.1.0.120(C185E5R1P4T8) |
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8.0.0.132(C432) |
9.1.0.115(C432E5R1P1T8) |
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Florida-L22 |
8.0.0.132(C636) |
9.1.0.120(C636E5R1P1T8) |
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Florida-L23 |
8.0.0.154(C605) |
9.1.0.121(C605E5R1P1T8) |
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HUAWEI Mate 20 |
Versions earlier than 9.0.0.205(C00E205R2P1) |
9.0.0.205(C00E205R2P1) |
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Versions earlier than EMUI9.1.0.135 |
EMUI9.1.0.135 |
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HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C106E13R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C106E13R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C185E10R2P1) |
9.1.0.300(C185E10R2P1) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C212E16R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C212E16R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C316E13R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C316E13R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C346E12R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C346E12R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C432E10R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C432E10R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C45E15R1P19) |
9.1.0.300(C45E15R1P19) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C605E10R1P16) |
9.1.0.300(C605E10R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.300(C781E14R2P1) |
9.1.0.300(C781E14R2P1) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.302(C34E12R1P16) |
9.1.0.302(C34E12R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.304(C25E18R1P16) |
9.1.0.304(C25E18R1P16) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.304(C69E13R1P16) |
9.1.0.304(C69E13R1P16) |
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HUAWEI P20 lite |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C185E4R1P8T8) |
9.1.0.200(C185E4R1P8T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C432E6R1P7T8) |
9.1.0.200(C432E6R1P7T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C605E4R1P3T8) |
9.1.0.200(C605E4R1P3T8) |
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HUAWEI nova 2s |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.201(C00E100R2P9T8) |
9.1.0.201(C00E100R2P9T8) |
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HUAWEI nova 3e |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C636E4R1P6T8) |
9.1.0.200(C636E4R1P6T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.201(C636E4R1P5T8) |
9.1.0.201(C636E4R1P5T8) |
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HUAWEI nova 3e,HUAWEI P20 lite |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C185E4R1P8T8) |
9.1.0.200(C185E4R1P8T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C461E6R1P6T8) |
9.1.0.200(C461E6R1P6T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.200(C636E4R1P5T8) |
9.1.0.200(C636E4R1P5T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.201(C605E4R1P3T8) |
9.1.0.201(C605E4R1P3T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.201(ZAFC185E4R1P8T8) |
9.1.0.201(ZAFC185E4R1P8T8) |
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Leland-AL00A |
8.0.0.186(C00) |
9.1.0.113(C00E111R2P10T8) |
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Leland-AL10B |
8.0.0.186(C00) |
Leland-AL00A 9.1.0.113(C00E111R2P10T8) |
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Leland-L21A |
8.0.0.136(C636) |
9.1.0.118(C636E4R1P1T8) |
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8.0.0.137(C185) |
9.1.0.118(C185E4R1P4T8) |
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Leland-L22A |
8.0.0.127(C636) |
Leland-L21A 9.1.0.118(C636E4R1P1T8) |
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Leland-L22C |
8.0.0.128(C636) |
Leland-L21A 9.1.0.118(C636E4R1P1T8) |
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Leland-L31A |
8.0.0.141(C432) |
9.1.0.121(C432E4R1P3T8) |
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LelandP-AL00C |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.115(C00E113R1P6T8) |
9.1.0.115(C00E113R1P6T8) |
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LelandP-AL10D |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.113(C00E111R2P10T8) |
9.1.0.113(C00E111R2P10T8) |
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LelandP-L22C |
8.0.0.112(C636) |
Leland-L21A 9.1.0.118(C636E4R1P1T8) |
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Tony-AL00B |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) |
9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) |
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Tony-TL00B |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.216(C01E214R2P1) |
9.1.0.216(C01E214R2P1) |
Successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSSv3 scoring system (http://www.first.org/cvss/specification-document).
Base Score: 6.3 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Temporal Score: 5.9 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
Overall Score: 5.9
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
1. An attacker tricks the user into installing a malicious application.
Vulnerability details:
Some Huawei mobile phones have a signature verification bypass vulnerability. Attackers can induce users to install malicious applications. Due to a defect in the signature verification logic, the malicious applications can invoke specific interface to execute malicious code. Successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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.
2020-07-22 V1.5 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-06-10 V1.4 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-04-15 V1.3 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-04-08 V1.2 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-01-02 V1.1 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2019-03-20 V1.0 INITIAL
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