CVE-2017-17172

Description

Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a user to install a malicious application and exploit this vulnerability when in the exception handling process. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege of the smart phones.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. LYO-L21
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180613-01-smartphone-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17172?
CVE-2017-17172 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17172?
To fix CVE-2017-17172, 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-2017-17172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17172 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-2017-17172?
CVE-2017-17172 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. LYO-L21.
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