Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-8179
The camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a buffer overflow vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.
Vulnerability category: OverflowGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2017-8179
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mtk_platform_smart_phone_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8179
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 31 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-8179
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-8179
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-8179
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http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170919-01-mtk-en
Security Advisory - Multiple Vulnerabilities in MTK PlatformVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101956
Huawei Smart Phones CVE-2017-8179 Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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