CVE-2017-17225
Description
The Near Field Communication (NFC) module in Huawei Mate 9 Pro mobile phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker may use an NFC card reader or another device to inject malicious data into a target mobile phone. Successful exploit could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution.
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Buffer overflow in NFC module of Huawei Mate 9 Pro before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) allows remote code execution via malicious NFC data.
Vulnerability
The Near Field Communication (NFC) module in Huawei Mate 9 Pro mobile phones with versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of input validation [1]. This vulnerability can be triggered when the device receives crafted NFC data.
Exploitation
An attacker with physical proximity can use an NFC card reader or another device to inject malicious data into the target mobile phone [1]. No authentication or user interaction is required beyond the NFC communication.
Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution [1]. The attacker may gain the ability to execute code at the system level, potentially compromising the device completely.
Mitigation
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. The resolved version is LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) [1]. Users are advised to update their devices to this version or later.
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Affected products
2- Range: before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00)
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Mate 9 Prov5Range: The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00)
Patches
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2018/huawei-sa-20180130-01-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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