Multiple vulnerabilities in Huawei Mate 20

Published: 2020-09-03 | Updated: 2020-10-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-9083 CVE-2020-9092
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Huawei Mate 20 Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	Huawei

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated 15.10.2020
Added vulnerabilty #2

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU46242

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9083

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with physical access can enter a large amount of text on the phone and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Huawei Mate 20: before 10.1.0.163

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:huawei:huawei_mate_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200902-03-smartphone-en

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47654