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CVE-2017-17171

4.2 · MEDIUM

Some Huawei smart phones have the denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the improper processing of malicious parameters.

Published Jun 1, 2018CWE-20EPSS 0.47%

Overview

CVE-2017-17171 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 1, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Some Huawei smart phones have the denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the improper processing of malicious parameters. An attacker may trick a target user into installing a malicious APK and launch attacks using a pre-installed app with specific permissions. Successful exploit could allow the app to send specific parameters to the smart phone driver, which will result in system restart.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180530-01-smartphoneRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180530-01-smartphone-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180530-01-smartphone

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17171?

CVE-2017-17171 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 1, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-17171?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-17171?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-17171?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-17171 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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