CVE-2017-8212 json
The driver of honor 5C,honor 6x Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356, versions earlier than Berlin-L2…
published 2017-11-22 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17174
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The driver of honor 5C,honor 6x Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356, versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360 have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege of the Android system, the APP can send a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing a system reboot or arbitrary code execution.
Patch / fix
- huawei honor_5c_firmware nem-al10c00b356
- huawei honor_6x_firmware berlin-l21hnc432b360
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. honor 5C,honor 6x
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
huawei.com
/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170801-01-smartphone-en
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8212
- NVD CVE-2017-8212
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