CVE-2017-8140: huawei technologies co., ltd. p9 plus Double Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8140 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Double Free vulnerability in huawei technologies co., ltd. p9 plus. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 22-11-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The soundtrigger driver in P9 Plus smart phones with software versions earlier than VIE-AL10BC00B353 has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can start multiple threads and try to free specific memory, which could triggers double free and causes a system crash or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Huawei1 product
- p9_plus_firmware< vie-al10bc00b353
Huawei technologies co., ltd.1 product
- p9 plusVersions earlier than VIE-AL10BC00B353
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170605-01-smartphone-enX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory