#VU23617 Infinite loop in Honor V20 and Huawei Y9 2019 - CVE-2019-5260
Published: December 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23617
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5260
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Honor V20
Huawei Y9 2019
Honor V20
Huawei Y9 2019
Software vendor:
Huawei
Huawei
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of specific value when parsing the messages. A remote attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted TD-SCDMA messages from a rogue base station to the affected devices, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Note: This vulnerability can be expoited when the affected device is working in TD-SCDMA mode.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.