P10 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2017-8145

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-11-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
The call module of P10 and P10 Plus smartphones with software versions before VTR-AL00C00B167, versions before VTR-TL00C01B167, versions before VKY-AL00C00B167, versions before VKY-TL00C01B167 has a DoS vulnerability. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can send given parameter to call module to crash the call and data communication process.

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 · high confidence

Denial of service vulnerability in the call module of Huawei P10 and P10 Plus smartphones. A malicious application can send a specific parameter to the call module that causes a crash, affecting both voice calls and data communication.

MitigationUpdate smartphone software to version VTR-AL00C00B167 or later (and equivalent for other variants). Users should avoid installing applications from untrusted sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
P10 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< vtr-al00c00b167< vtr-tl00c01b167
P10 Plus FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< vky-al00c00b167< vky-tl00c01b167

CVSS 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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify your Huawei smartphone model
    Check Settings > About Phone > Model number, or run `getprop ro.product.model` via ADB
    Affected if The model is not Huawei P10 (vtr-al00, vtr-tl00) or Huawei P10 Plus (vky-al00, vky-tl00)
  2. Check the firmware build number
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Version, or run `getprop ro.build.display.id` via ADB to see the exact firmware build string
    Affected if The installed version is below vtr-al00c00b167 or vtr-tl00c01b167 for P10, or below vky-al00c00b167 or vky-tl00c01b167 for P10 Plus
  3. Verify the EMUI software version
    Run `getprop ro.build.version.emui` via ADB to check the EMUI version, which often aligns with the firmware patches
    Affected if The EMUI version corresponds to firmware older than the patched versions listed
  4. Confirm the call module is active
    Check that the Phone/Dialer application is functional in Settings > Apps > Phone, or simply verify you can make/receive calls
    Affected if The device is running an affected firmware and the call module is accessible to applications
  5. Review application installation sources
    Check Settings > Security > Unknown sources, or Settings > Apps > Special access > Install unknown apps
    Affected if Installation from untrusted sources is enabled, allowing the malicious application vector described in the CVE

You are affected if your Huawei P10 or P10 Plus runs firmware versions lower than vtr-al00c00b167/vtr-tl00c01b167 (P10) or vky-al00c00b167/vky-tl00c01b167 (P10 Plus), and your device allows third-party applications to interact with the call module.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update smartphone software to version VTR-AL00C00B167 or later (and equivalent for other variants). Users should avoid installing applications from untrusted sources.

Fix this in P10 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
3.0 hours of engineering $750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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