CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8150

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The boot loaders of Huawei P10 and P10 Plus have an arbitrary memory write vulnerability due to a lack of parameter validation. An attacker with root privileges may trick a user into installing a malicious app that modifies data, leading to arbitrary memory writing on the next system reboot.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to continuous system reboots 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 versions Victoria-L09AC605B162, Victoria-L29AC605B162, or Vicky-L29AC605B162 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The boot loaders of P10 and P10 Plus Huawei mobile phones with software the versions before Victoria-L09AC605B162, the versions before Victoria-L29AC605B162, the versions before Vicky-L29AC605B162 have an arbitrary memory write vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. 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 arbitrary memory writing in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

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