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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2017-2729
Honor Boot Loader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The boot loaders in Honor 5A smart phones with software Versions earlier than CAM-TL00C01B193,Versions earlier than CAM-TL00HC00B193,Versions earlier than CAM-UL00C00B193 have a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system may trick a user into installing a malicious APP. The APP can modify specific data to cause buffer overflow in the next system reboot, causing continuous system reboot or arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2729 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 honor_5a_firmware
2 Huawei p8_lite_firmware
3 Huawei p8_lite
4 Huawei honor_5a
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-2729 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2017-2729.

URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2729 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2729 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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ethicalhackeragnidhra/BootStomp

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Python

Updated: 7 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2018, 7:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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ucsb-seclab/BootStomp

BootStomp: a bootloader vulnerability finder

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Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
403 stars 65 fork 65 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2017, 11:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2729 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2729 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170302-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) cam-tl00c01b193 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_5a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) cam-tl00hc00b193 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_5a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) cam-ul00c00b193 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_5a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l02c635b568 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l21c10b541 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l21c185b568 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l21c432b596 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l21c464b595 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l21c636b568 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) ale-l23c605b535 OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96526 [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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} -0.13%

score

0.34854

percentile