CVE-2017-8207 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Huawei Honor 5C and Honor 6X smartphones running specific older firmware versions. It stems from insufficient parameter validation in the device driver. An attacker could trick a user into installing a malicious application with root privileges, which could then send a crafted parameter to the driver, leading to a system reboot or arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with user interaction required for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< nem-al10c00b356CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< berlin-l21hnc432b360CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_6x_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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