CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8203

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Bastet Driver in Nova 2 Plus and Nova 2 Huawei smartphones with software versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173 and PIC-AL00C00B173 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can convince a user to install a malicious application, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain control over the device, posing a serious threat to user data and system security.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Bastet Driver of Nova 2 Plus,Nova 2 Huawei smart phones with software of Versions earlier than BAC-AL00C00B173,Versions earlier than PIC-AL00C00B173 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker can convince 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