CVE-2017-17173
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CVE-2017-17173 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Due to insufficient parameters verification GPU driver of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) has an arbitrary memory free vulnerability. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to driver to release special kernel memory resource. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Due to insufficient parameters verification GPU driver of Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.356(C00) has an arbitrary memory free vulnerability. An attacker can tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to driver to release special kernel memory resource. Successful exploit may result in phone crash or arbitrary code execution.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Mate 9 Pro Fimware | < lon-al00b_8.0.0.356\(c00\) |
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