CVE-2017-17159

Description

Some Huawei smart phones with software of NXT-AL10C00B386, NXT-CL00C92B386, NXT-DL00C17B386, NXT-TL00C01B386SP01, NTS-AL00C00B535 have a DoS vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. An unauthenticated attacker could send malformed System Information(SI) messages to the smart phone within radio range by special wireless device. Successful exploit could make the smart phone restart.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MT8-EMUI4.1,NTS-AL00
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171220-02-smartphone-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17159?
CVE-2017-17159 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17159?
To fix CVE-2017-17159, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17159 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17159 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-17159?
CVE-2017-17159 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MT8-EMUI4.1,NTS-AL00.
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