CVE-2017-17171 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting certain Huawei Mate 8 and P9 series smartphones. An attacker could trick a user into installing a malicious APK, which then leverages a pre-installed app with specific permissions to send malicious parameters to the phone's driver, causing a system restart. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.2 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, ultimately leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< nxt-al10c00b593CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< nxt-cl00c92b593CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< nxt-dl00c17b593CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< nxt-l09c636b598aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< nxt-l09c185b583CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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