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CVE-2017-8159

Some Huawei smartphones with software AGS-L09C233B019,AGS-W09C233B019,KOB-L09C233B017,KOB-W09C233B012 have a type confusion vulnerability.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
0
none known

Some Huawei smartphones with software AGS-L09C233B019,AGS-W09C233B019,KOB-L09C233B017,KOB-W09C233B012 have a type confusion vulnerability. The program initializes a variable using one type, but it later accesses that variable using a type that is different with the original type when do certain register operation. Successful exploit could result in buffer overflow then may cause malicious code execution.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Agassi-L09HN,Agassi-W09HN,Kobe-L09AHN,Kobe-W09CHN,

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

References

  • huawei.com /en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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