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HIGH · 7.3

CVE-2017-17172

Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a use...

Vulnerability Description

Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a user to install a malicious application and exploit this vulnerability when in the exception handling process. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege of the smart phones.

CVSS Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
HuaweiLyo-L21All versions
HuaweiLyo-L21 Firmwarelyo-l21c479b107

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-755

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-17172?

CVE-2017-17172 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a use...

How severe is CVE-2017-17172?

CVE-2017-17172 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17172?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Huawei Lyo-L21, Huawei Lyo-L21 Firmware.