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CVE-2017-8159 Details

Description

Some Huawei smartphones with software AGS-L09C233B019,AGS-W09C233B019,KOB-L09C233B017,KOB-W09C233B012 have a type confusion vulnerability. The program initializes a variable using one type, but it later accesses that variable using a type that is different with the original type when do certain register operation. Successful exploit could result in buffer overflow then may cause malicious code execution.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-704Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8159
NVD Published Date:
Nov 22, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8159 Details - Not Deferred