Integer overflow in Huawei Honor 9
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-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Bastet driver of Honor 9 Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175 has integer 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 driver of the smart phone, causing arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
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 | Honor 9 | Versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Honor 9 VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j73q-5hm5-fm27
References
More Huawei Honor 9 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05779 Memory corruption in Huawei Honor 9 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05790 Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2 Plus,P9,P10 Plus,Toronto Huawei smart… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2017-05789 Improper authentication in Huawei Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2017-8205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j73q-5hm5-fm27 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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