6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2691
Huawei P9 Unauthenticated Lock-Screen Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Huawei P9 versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B373, versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B373, versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B373, versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B373 have a lock-screen bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could force the phone to the fastboot mode and delete the user's password file during the reboot process, then login the phone without screen lock password after reboot.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2691 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Huawei p9_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2691.

URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-01-smartphone-en Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95658 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2691 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-01-smartphone-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-01-smartphone-en Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95658 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95658 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) eva-tl00c01b373 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) eva-dl00c17b373 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) eva-cl00c92b373 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) eva-al10c00b373 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95658 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.02%

score

0.25098

percentile

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