CVE-2017-17175 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-17175?

CVE-2017-17175 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17175?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Huawei Mate 9 Pro.

Vulnerability Description

Short Message Service (SMS) module of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00) has a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may set up a pseudo base station, and send special malware text message to the phone, causing the mobile phone to fail to make calls and send and receive text messages.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	Mate 9 Pro	< lon-al00b_8.0.0.354\(c00\)

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180629-01-smartpVendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180629-01-smartpVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-17175?

CVE-2017-17175 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Short Message Service (SMS) module of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.354(C00) has a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may set ...

How severe is CVE-2017-17175?

CVE-2017-17175 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17175?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Huawei Mate 9 Pro.