VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8181

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.64%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a arbitrary memory write vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references