CVE-2017-2715

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2715
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerhuawei
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-22 19:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe Files APP 7.1.1.309 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a brute-force password cracking vulnerability due to the improper design of the Safe key database. An unauthorized attacker could access sensitive database information and may crack users' Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000290000 probability, percentile 0.083540000 (date 2026-05-14)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Brute-force attack

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Huawei Files All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Files Xa3xa8Files Is The Smartphone APPxa3xa9 affected 7.1.1.309 and earlier versions Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory - Brute-force attack of Users' Safe Password in the Files APP in Huawei Mobile Phones af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.huawei.com VDB Entry
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