CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2729

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193, CAM-TL00HC00B193, and CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with root privileges on an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP that can modify data to cause buffer overflow on the next system reboot.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution, posing a serious threat to the device's security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to avoid installing apps from unknown sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS