TI-2017-12641 Aliases CVE-2017-17225 GHSA-4vxw-ghfr-vr8m

Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 9 Pro

LOW 39CWE-119Published 2018-03-09 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
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 Near Field Communication (NFC) module in Huawei Mate 9 Pro mobile phones with the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker may use an NFC card reader or another device to inject malicious data into a target mobile phone. Successful exploit could lead to system restart or arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00611 49th 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	Mate 9 Pro	The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00)	—	No fix listed	CNA

Mate 9 Pro VendorHuawei Affected The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.340a(C00) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware::::::::	before lon-al00b_8.0.0.340a\(c00\)	Vulnerable	Huawei
cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Huawei

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before lon-al00b_8.0.0.340a\(c00\) Vulnerable ·Huawei
cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2017-17225
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vxw-ghfr-vr8m

References

Advisory 1

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2018/huawei-sa-20180130-01-smartphone-en

TI-2017-11224 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-12698 Integer overflow in Huawei Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-12694 Double free in Huawei Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-11229 Double free in Huawei Mate 9 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-05717 Use after free in Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-12620 Out-of-bounds write in Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7

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Sources

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