CVE-2017-17175
Description
Short Message Service (SMS) module of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00) has a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may set up a pseudo base station, and send special malware text message to the phone, causing the mobile phone to fail to make calls and send and receive text messages.
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A DoS vulnerability in the SMS module of Huawei Mate 9 Pro allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt call and messaging services via a specially crafted text message from a pseudo base station.
Vulnerability
The Short Message Service (SMS) module of Huawei Mate 9 Pro smartphones running versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00) contains a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by setting up a pseudo base station and sending a specially crafted malware text message to the target device, causing the phone to fail to make calls and send or receive text messages [1].
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have the capability to set up a pseudo base station within range of the target device. No authentication is required. The attacker then sends a specially crafted text message that triggers the DoS condition in the SMS module, disrupting normal telephony and messaging functions [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a Denial of Service (DoS) where the affected Huawei Mate 9 Pro phone becomes unable to make calls or send and receive text messages. This impacts the availability of core communication services [1].
Mitigation
Huawei has released a software update to fix this vulnerability. Users should upgrade their Mate 9 Pro to version LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00) or later. The advisory was published on 2018-06-29 [1]. No workarounds are documented.
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Affected products
2- Range: <8.0.0.354(C00)
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Mate 9 Prov5Range: The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00)
Patches
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180629-01-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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