Denial of service in Huawei Mate 10



Published: 2019-01-30
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-5305
CWE-ID CWE-415
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Huawei Mate 10
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor Huawei

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU17272

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5305

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing the malicious application that can call special API, trigger double free error and cause the system crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185).

Vulnerable software versions

Huawei Mate 10: All versions

Huawei Mate 10: before

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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