CVE-2018-7988

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to another smartphone and then perform a series of specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nova_2_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:huawei:nova_2_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-11-27 22:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:48

NVD link : CVE-2018-7988

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7988

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-7988

JSON object : View

Products Affected

huawei

mate_9_pro
nova_2_plus_firmware
nova_2_plus
mate_9_pro_firmware

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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