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CVE-2017-8142

Published: Nov 22, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) module driver of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro smart phones with software versions earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B221 and versions earlier than LON-AL00BC00B221 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can start multiple threads and try to create and free specific memory, which could triggers access memory after free it and causes a system crash or arbitrary code execution.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

huawei
commercial·CNaka huawei technologies, honor
mate 9 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware
mate 9 pro firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
commercial·CNaka huawei
Mate 9, Mate 9 ProMixed
Operating Systems / mobile-os

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170615-01-smartphone-en
huawei.com

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