SB2019060414 - Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Huawei P30 Pro
Published: June 4, 2019 Updated: September 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019060414
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5215)
The vulnerability allows remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. When users establish connection and transfer data through Huawei Share, an attacker at adjacent network can sniffer, spoof and do a series of operations to intrude the Huawei Share connection and launch a man-in-the-middle attack to obtain and tamper the data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.