Improper validation of integrity check value in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5227

 

Improper validation of integrity check value in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5227

Published: December 5, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23416
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5227
CWE-ID: CWE-354
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
P30
P30 Pro
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei HiSuite

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices and software do not validate the upgrade package sufficiently. A local user can trick the user to install a malicious application and downgrade the system of smartphone to an older version.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5227

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources