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CVE-2018-7991

Published: Sep 18, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Huawei smartphones Mate10 with versions earlier before ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to the computer and then perform some specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection to access the system setting page.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

huawei
commercial·CNaka huawei technologies, honor
mate10 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
commercial·CNaka huawei
Mate10Mixed
Operating Systems / mobile-os

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180912-01-smartphone-en
huawei.com

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