CVE-2017-17279

MEDIUM

Huawei Mate 9 Pro <8.0.0.343(C00) - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103360

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 31.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

Status published
Products (1)
huawei/mate_9_pro_firmware < lon-al00b_8.0.0.343\(c00\)
Published Mar 09, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026