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CVE-2018-7992

5.5 · MEDIUM

Mdapt Driver of Huawei MediaPad M3 BTV-W09C128B353CUSTC128D001; Mate 9 Pro versions earlier than 8.0.0.356(C00); P10 Plus versions earlier than 8.0.0.357(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Published Jul 31, 2018CWE-119EPSS 0.55%

Overview

CVE-2018-7992 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mdapt Driver of Huawei MediaPad M3 BTV-W09C128B353CUSTC128D001; Mate 9 Pro versions earlier than 8.0.0.356(C00); P10 Plus versions earlier than 8.0.0.357(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability. The driver does not sufficiently validate the input, an attacker could trick the user to install a malicious application which would send crafted parameters to the driver. Successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.

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-20180725-01-dos-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180725-01-dos-en

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What is CVE-2018-7992?

CVE-2018-7992 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-7992?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-7992?

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-2018-7992?

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