CVE-2018-7939

Description

Huawei smart phones G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8 with the versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, the versions before CAM-L21C10B145, the versions before CAM-L21C185B156, the versions before CAM-L21C223B133, the versions before CAM-L21C432B210, the versions before CAM-L21C464B170, the versions before CAM-L21C636B245, the versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, the versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, the versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, the versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, the versions before FRD-L09C10B387, the versions before FRD-L09C185B387, the versions before FRD-L09C432B398, the versions before FRD-L09C636B387, the versions before FRD-L19C10B387, the versions before FRD-L19C432B399, the versions before FRD-L19C636B387 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can disable the boot wizard by enable the talkback function. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.03%

Vendor Advisory huawei.com

Affected: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8

References

Link	Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-en	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7939?: CVE-2018-7939 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7939?: To fix CVE-2018-7939, 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-2018-7939 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7939 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-2018-7939?: CVE-2018-7939 affects Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8.

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