CVE-2017-8183

low-risk
Published 2017-11-22

MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions has a any memory access vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to cause to any memory access vulnerabilities, leading to sensitive information leakage.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% 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)

Mtk Platform Smart Phone Firmware

Affected Vendors

Huawei

References (2)

Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171115-01-mtk-en
Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171115-01-mtk-en
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal