CVE-2017-17285: huawei technologies co., ltd. lon-al00b

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17285 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in huawei technologies co., ltd. lon-al00b. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Bluetooth module in some Huawei mobile phones with software LON-AL00BC00B229 and earlier versions has a buffer overflow vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, an unauthenticated attacker may craft Bluetooth AVDTP/AVCTP messages after successful paring, causing buffer overflow. Successful exploit may cause code execution.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.