Medium severity · published Apr 19, 2018
CVE-2018-7899
The Mali Driver of Huawei Berkeley-AL20 and Berkeley-BD smart phones with software Berkeley-AL20 8.0.0.105(C00), 8.0.0.111(C00), 8.0.0.112D(C00), 8.0.0.116(C00), 8.0.0.119(C00),…
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Mali Driver of Huawei Berkeley-AL20 and Berkeley-BD smart phones with software Berkeley-AL20 8.0.0.105(C00), 8.0.0.111(C00), 8.0.0.112D(C00), 8.0.0.116(C00), 8.0.0.119(C00), 8.0.0.119D(C00), 8.0.0.122(C00), 8.0.0.132(C00), 8.0.0.132D(C00), 8.0.0.142(C00), 8.0.0.151(C00), Berkeley-BD 1.0.0.21, 1.0.0.22, 1.0.0.23, 1.0.0.24, 1.0.0.26, 1.0.0.29 has a double free vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application and exploit this vulnerability when in the exception handling process. Successful exploitation may cause system reboot.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BF
Berkeley-al20 Firmware · Huawei
8.0.0.105(c00); 8.0.0.111(c00); 8.0.0.112d(c00); 8.0.0.116(c00); 8.0.0.119(c00); 8.0.0.119d(c00); +5 more · source: NVD
BF
Berkeley-bd Firmware · Huawei
1.0.0.21; 1.0.0.22; 1.0.0.23; 1.0.0.24; 1.0.0.26; 1.0.0.29 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7899
Vendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180418-01-smartphone
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