CVE-2019-5252
What it is
There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro). The applock does not perform a sufficient authentication in a rare condition. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application locked by applock in an instant.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited with physical access without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.5 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus Firmware < 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r1p6t8\)
- Huawei y9 Firmware < 9.1.0.131\(c432e6r1p5t8\)
- Huawei Honor 8x Firmware < 9.1.0.217\(c00e15r3p2t8\)
- Huawei Honor 8x Firmware < 9.1.0.237\(c432e1r3p2t8\)
- Huawei Honor 8x Firmware < 9.1.0.237\(c636e2r4p1t8\)
- Huawei Honor 9 Lite Firmware < 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r2p10t8\)
- Huawei Honor 9 Lite Firmware < 9.1.0.136\(c636e5r1p5t8\)
- Huawei Honor 9i Firmware < 9.1.0.115\(c00e113r1p6t8\)
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.5
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-smartphone-en
- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-smartphone-en