CVE-2017-8164
Description
Some Huawei smart phones with software EVA-L09C34B142; EVA-L09C40B196; EVA-L09C432B210; EVA-L09C440B138; EVA-L09C464B150; EVA-L09C530B127; EVA-L09C55B190; EVA-L09C576B150; EVA-L09C635B221; EVA-L09C636B193; EVA-L09C675B130; EVA-L09C688B143; EVA-L09C703B160; EVA-L09C706B145; EVA-L09GBRC555B171; EVA-L09IRLC368B160; EVA-L19C10B190; EVA-L19C185B220; EVA-L19C20B160; EVA-L19C432B210; EVA-L19C636B190; EVA-L29C20B160; EVA-L29C636B191; EVA-TL00C01B198; VIE-L09C02B131; VIE-L09C109B181; VIE-L09C113B170; VIE-L09C150B170; VIE-L09C25B120; VIE-L09C40B181; VIE-L09C432B181; VIE-L09C55B170; VIE-L09C605B131; VIE-L09ITAC555B130; VIE-L29C10B170; VIE-L29C185B181; VIE-L29C605B131; VIE-L29C636B202 have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation can cause camera application unusable.
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A denial-of-service vulnerability in Huawei smartphones allows a malicious app to make the camera unusable.
Vulnerability
A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the camera application of certain Huawei smartphones. Affected models include the EVA (P9) and VIE (P9 Plus) series running specific firmware versions such as EVA-L09C34B142, EVA-L09C40B196, VIE-L09C02B131, and others listed in the advisory [1]. The vulnerability is identified as HWPSIRT-2017-09006.
Exploitation
An attacker must convince a user to install a malicious application on the device. No additional privileges or network access are required. Once installed, the malicious app can trigger the vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation renders the camera application unusable, resulting in a denial of service. No data theft, code execution, or persistent damage is reported.
Mitigation
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. Users should update their devices to the resolved versions listed in the security advisory [1], such as EVA-AL10C00B397 for the EVA-AL10 model. The advisory was published on November 29, 2017.
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Affected products
2- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./EVA-AL10; EVA-CL00; EVA-DL00; EVA-L09; EVA-L19; EVA-L29; EVA-TL00; VIE-L09; VIE-L29v5Range: EVA-L09C34B142
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171129-01-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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