9.3

CVE-2017-17173: huawei technologies co., ltd. mate 9 pro Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 14-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17173 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in huawei technologies co., ltd. mate 9 pro. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Due to insufficient parameters verification GPU driver of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) has an arbitrary memory free vulnerability. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to driver to release special kernel memory resource. Successful exploit may result in phone crash or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.01% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Huawei1 product
Huawei technologies co., ltd.1 product
  • mate 9 proThe versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links