#VU23414 Buffer overflow in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5225
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23414
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5225
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
P30
Huawei Mate 20
P30 Pro
P30
Huawei Mate 20
P30 Pro
Software vendor:
Huawei
Huawei
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error 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 memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.