CVE-2017-17279

low-risk
Published 2018-03-09

The soundtrigger module in Huawei Mate 9 Pro smart phones with software of the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.343(C00) has an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of the module. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can exploit the vulnerability and make attacker bypass the authentication, the attacker can control the phone to sent short messages and make call within audio range to the phone.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Mate 9 Pro Firmware

Affected Vendors

Huawei

References (4)

Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180307-01-smartph...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103360
Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180307-01-smartph...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103360
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal