Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x
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
The driver of honor 5C,honor 6x Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356, versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360 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 of the Android system, the APP can send a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing a system reboot or 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 5C,honor 6x | Versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356,Versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- honor 5C,honor 6x VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than NEM-AL10C00B356,Versions earlier than Berlin-L21HNC432B360 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before nem-al10c00b356 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_6x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before berlin-l21hnc432b360 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_6x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before nem-al10c00b356 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_6x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before berlin-l21hnc432b360 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_6x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8212
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83j6-7r4p-cw53
References
More Huawei Honor 5c Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05786 Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05785 Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05784 Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05783 Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05782 Memory corruption in Huawei honor 5C,honor 6x CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-01939 The goldeneye driver in NMO-L31C432B120 and earlier versions,NEM-L21C432B100 and earlier… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-8212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83j6-7r4p-cw53 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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