CVE-2017-8179

The camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a buffer overflow vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mtk_platform_smart_phone_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mtk_platform_smart_phone:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:33

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170919-01-mtk-en - Vendor Advisory () http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170919-01-mtk-en - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101956 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101956 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-11-22 19:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:33


NVD link : CVE-2017-8179

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8179

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8179


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Products Affected

huawei

  • mtk_platform_smart_phone
  • mtk_platform_smart_phone_firmware
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer