CVE-2017-8204

7.8 HIGH
Published: November 22, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The Bastet driver of Honor 9 Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175 has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing arbitrary code execution

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101962
Source: psirt@huawei.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170914-01-smartphone-en
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
38th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

huawei