Out-of-bounds read in P30 - CVE-2019-5224
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23413
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5224
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
P30
P30
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when the system does not properly validate certain length parameter which an application transports to kernel. A local user can trick a victim to install a malicious application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5224
Install updates from vendor's website.