CVE-2017-17173

Description

Due to insufficient parameters verification GPU driver of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) has an arbitrary memory free vulnerability. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to driver to release special kernel memory resource. Successful exploit may result in phone crash or arbitrary code execution.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180613-02-smartphone-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17173?
CVE-2017-17173 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17173?
To fix CVE-2017-17173, 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-2017-17173 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17173 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-2017-17173?
CVE-2017-17173 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro.
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