CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8160

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Madapt Driver of some Huawei smart phones with software earlier than versions Vicky-AL00AC00B172, Vicky-AL00CC768B122, Vicky-TL00AC01B167, earlier than versions Victoria-AL00AC00B172, Victoria-TL00AC00B123, Victoria-TL00AC01B167 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application which has a high privilege to exploit this vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation may cause arbitrary code execution, posing a serious threat to user data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and to avoid installing applications from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Madapt Driver of some Huawei smart phones with software Earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172 versions,Vicky-AL00CC768B122,Vicky-TL00AC01B167,Earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B172 versions,Victoria-TL00AC00B123,Victoria-TL00AC01B167 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application which has a high privilege to exploit this vulnerability, Successful exploitation may cause arbitrary code execution.

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