CVE-2017-2729

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2729
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-22 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-12-11 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Huawei Honor 5a - All All All
Hardware Huawei Honor 5a - All All All
Operating System Huawei Honor 5a Firmware All All All All
Operating System Huawei Honor 5a Firmware All All All All
Hardware Huawei P8 Lite - All All All
Hardware Huawei P8 Lite - All All All
Operating System Huawei P8 Lite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Huawei P8 Lite Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Huawei Honor 5A Smart Phone CVE-2017-2729 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the Boot Loaders of Huawei Mobile Phones CONFIRM www.huawei.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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