CVE-2017-2732
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHuawei Hilink APP Versions earlier before 5.0.25.306 has an information leak vulnerability. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application and application can access Hilink APP data.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Huawei Hilink APP versions before 5.0.25.306 contain an information leak vulnerability where a malicious application installed on the same device can access sensitive data stored by the Hilink APP. This indicates improper access control boundaries between applications or insecure local data storage that allows unauthorized access by other installed apps.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 5.0.25.306CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Huawei Hilink app is installedOn Android: Go to Settings > Apps and search for 'Hilink' or 'Huawei Hilink'. On iOS: Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and search for Hilink. Alternatively, use adb shell pm list packages | grep hilink on Android.Affected if The Hilink app is found on the device
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Determine the installed version of Huawei HilinkOn Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Hilink > App info > Version. On iOS: Go to App Store > Hilink app page to see version, or check in the app's settings. Alternatively, use adb shell dumpsys package com.huawei.systemmanager | grep versionName on Android.Affected if Unable to determine the version number
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Compare installed version against vulnerable rangeTake the version number found and compare it numerically to 5.0.25.306. Note that version comparison should consider each component (5.0.25.306 is the patched version; anything before this is vulnerable).Affected if The installed version is lower than 5.0.25.306 (for example, 5.0.25.305, 5.0.20.100, 4.x.x.x, etc.)
If Huawei Hilink app is installed and its version is lower than 5.0.25.306, the device is affected by this information leak vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data5.0.25.306
Update Huawei Hilink APP to version 5.0.25.306 or later. Users should also avoid installing applications from untrusted sources to mitigate the attack vector of tricking users into installing malicious apps.
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