CVE-2018-7906
Description
Some Huawei smart phones with software of Leland-AL00 8.0.0.114(C636), Leland-AL00A 8.0.0.171(C00) have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Due to insufficient verification of the parameter, successful exploitation can cause the smartphone black screen until restarting the phone.
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Huawei Leland-AL00 and AL00A smartphones suffer from a DoS vulnerability allowing a malicious app to cause a black screen and restart.
Vulnerability
Some Huawei smart phones with software of Leland-AL00 8.0.0.114(C636) and Leland-AL00A 8.0.0.171(C00) have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to insufficient verification of a parameter when a malicious application is installed. [1]
Exploitation
An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application. The app exploits the insufficient verification, causing the smartphone to experience a black screen until it restarts. [1]
Impact
Successful exploitation leads to denial of service: the smartphone becomes unresponsive with a black screen and requires a restart to recover. [1]
Mitigation
Huawei has released software updates to fix the vulnerability. Affected users should upgrade Leland-AL00 to version 8.0.0.116(C636) and Leland-AL00A to version 8.0.0.178(C00). [1]
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Affected products
2- Range: = 8.0.0.114(C636) and 8.0.0.171(C00)
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Leland-AL00, Leland-AL00Av5Range: Leland-AL00 8.0.0.114(C636), Leland-AL00A 8.0.0.171(C00)
Patches
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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