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Honor 5S Firmware CVE-2017-8152

MEDIUM
Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard (CWE-358)
2017-11-22 psirt@huawei.com
4.6
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 22, 2017 - 19:29 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability due to the improper design. An attacker can access factory reset page without authorization by only dial with special code. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to restore the phone to factory settings.

AnalysisAI

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability due to the improper design. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-358. Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability due to the improper design. An attacker can access factory reset page without authorization by only dial with special code. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to restore the phone to factory settings. Affected products include: Huawei Honor 5S Firmware.

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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