VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17172

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Huawei smart phones LYO-L21 with software LYO-L21C479B107, LYO-L21C479B107 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can crafts malformed packets after tricking a user to install a malicious application and exploit this vulnerability when in the exception handling process. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege of the smart phones.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Primary references