Memory corruption in Huawei VIE-L09
Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Huawei smart phones with software earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions have a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP which has the root privilege; the APP can send a specific parameter to the smart phone, causing the smartphone restart or arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01001 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | VIE-L09 | Earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VIE-L09 VendorHuawei Affected Earlier than VIE-L09C40B360 versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m4h-jrr9-fm3c
References
More Huawei Vie-l09 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05744 Memory corruption in Huawei VIE-L09 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05739 Improper input validation in Huawei EVA-AL10; EVA-CL00; EVA-DL00; EVA-L09; EVA-L19… CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-8170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m4h-jrr9-fm3c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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