CVE-2017-2729

HIGH

Honor 5A Firmware < CAM-TL00C01B193 - Authenticated Buffer Overflow via Malicious APP Installation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 37.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
huawei/honor_5a_firmware < cam-tl00c01b193
huawei/p8_lite_firmware < ale-l02c635b568
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Honor 5A Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than C
Published Nov 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026