VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17171

CVSS score4.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Some Huawei smart phones have the denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the improper processing of malicious parameters. An attacker may trick a target user into installing a malicious APK and launch attacks using a pre-installed app with specific permissions. Successful exploit could allow the app to send specific parameters to the smart phone driver, which will result in system restart.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references