CVE-2017-2729

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2729
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 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

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Buffer Overflow

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Honor 5A affected Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Huawei Honor 5A Smart Phone CVE-2017-2729 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the Boot Loaders of Huawei Mobile Phones af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.huawei.com Vendor Advisory
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