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Mate 9 Firmware CVE-2017-8144

MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of Power Consumption (CWE-920)
2017-11-22 psirt@huawei.com
5.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Impact

CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.07%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Honor 5A,Honor 8 Lite,Mate9,Mate9 Pro,P10,P10 Plus Huawei smartphones with software the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D003,the versions before Prague-L03C605B161,the versions before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-920. Honor 5A,Honor 8 Lite,Mate9,Mate9 Pro,P10,P10 Plus Huawei smartphones with software the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D003,the versions before Prague-L03C605B161,the versions before Prague-L23C605B160,the versions before MHA-AL00C00B225,the versions before LON-AL00C00B225,the versions before VTR-AL00C00B167,the versions before VTR-TL00C01B167,the versions before VKY-AL00C00B167,the versions before VKY-TL00C01B167 have a resource exhaustion vulnerability due to configure setting. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, the application may turn on the device flash-light and rapidly drain the device battery. Affected products include: Huawei Honor 5A Firmware, Huawei Honor 8 Lite Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Firmware, Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware, Huawei P10 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Honor 5A,Honor 8 Lite,Mate9,Mate9 Pro,P10,P10 Plus Huawei smartphones with software the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D003,the versions before Prague-L03C605B161,the versions before Prague-L23C605B160,the versions before MHA-AL00C00B225,the versions before LON-AL00C00B225,the versions before VTR-AL00C00B167,the versions before VTR-TL00C01B167,the versions before VKY-AL00C00B167,the versions before VKY-TL00C01B167 have a resource exhaustion vulnerability due to configure setting. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, the application may turn on the device flash-light and rapidly drain the device battery.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 79% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p10_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p10_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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