VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-5299

Huawei mobile phones Hima-AL00Bhave with Versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 have a signature verification bypass vulnerability.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.73%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Huawei mobile phones Hima-AL00Bhave with Versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 have a signature verification bypass vulnerability. Attackers can induce users to install malicious applications. Due to a defect in the signature verification logic, the malicious applications can invoke specific interface to execute malicious code. A successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.73% probability · 52th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-347
Affected: huawei/hima-al00b firmware
Source: psirt@huawei.com

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190320-01-phone-enVendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190320-01-phone-enVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.