CVE-2017-8143 describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Wi-Fi driver of Huawei Honor 5C and P9 Lite smartphones running specific older software versions. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious application, which then accesses an invalid driver address, causing the system to crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) due to its local attack vector and user interaction requirement, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< nem-l21c432b351CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< vns-l21c10b381CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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