CVE-2017-8142 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) module driver of Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro smartphones with specific software versions. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious application that manipulates memory allocation, leading to a system crash or arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this local attack requires user interaction but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< mha-al00bc00b221CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< lon-al00bc00b221CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.