Information disclosure in Several Huawei Smartphones

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU27912

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1808

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local attacker can trick a victim to install a malicious application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Honor V20: All versions

Huawei Honor 20 PRO: All versions

Huawei Honor Magic 2: All versions

Huawei Honor 20: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:huawei:honor_view20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_honor_20_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_honor_magic_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_honor_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200513-02-smartphone-en

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.