CVE-2018-7961
Description
There is a smart SMS verification code vulnerability in some Huawei smart phones. An attacker should trick a user to access malicious Website or malicious App and register. Due to incorrect processing of the smart SMS verification code, successful exploitation can cause sensitive information leak.
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Huawei smart phones have a smart SMS verification code vulnerability that can leak sensitive information when a user is tricked into visiting a malicious site or app.
Vulnerability
A smart SMS verification code vulnerability exists in some Huawei smart phones due to incorrect processing of the verification code. The affected product is Huawei Emily-AL00A with version 8.1.0.167(C00) [1].
Exploitation
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user to access a malicious website or install a malicious app and register [1]. The attack requires user interaction.
Impact
Successful exploitation can cause sensitive information leak [1].
Mitigation
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. The resolved version is 9.0.0.125 (upgrade) [1].
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Affected products
2- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Emily-AL00Av5Range: 8.1.0.167(C00)
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181121-02-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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