SB2020012407 - Improper Authorization in Huawei P10 Plus
Published: January 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020012407
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1872)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to a digital balance bypass issue. When re-configuring the mobile phone at the digital balance mode, an attacker with physical access to the device can perform some operations to bypass the startup wizard, then open some switch and bypass a digital balance function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.