CVE-2019-5260

Description

Huawei smartphones HUAWEI Y9 2019 and Honor View 20 have a denial of service vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation of specific value when parsing the messages, an attacker may send specially crafted TD-SCDMA messages from a rogue base station to the affected devices to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause an infinite loop and the device to reboot.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: n/a HUAWEI Y9 2019;Honor View 20
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190911-01-mobile-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5260?
CVE-2019-5260 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5260?
To fix CVE-2019-5260, 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-2019-5260 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5260 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-2019-5260?
CVE-2019-5260 affects n/a HUAWEI Y9 2019;Honor View 20.
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