CVE-2017-8182
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 · uneditedMTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of earlier than Nice-AL00C00B160 versions, earlier than Nice-AL10C00B140 versions has a out-of-bound read vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter and cause to memory out-of-bound read.
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 confidenceOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in the MTK platform firmware of Huawei smartphones (Nice-AL00 and Nice-AL10 variants) running software versions prior to B160 and B140 respectively. The attack requires a malicious application to be installed on the device, which then sends a crafted parameter to trigger the memory out-of-bounds read, potentially exposing sensitive memory contents.
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< nice-al10c00b140< nice-al00c00b160CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelCheck the device settings or system information to confirm the model is either Nice-AL00 or Nice-AL10Affected if Device model is Nice-AL00 or Nice-AL10
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Check the firmware versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Version on the device, or use ADB command 'getprop ro.build.version.emui' to retrieve the EMUI/firmware versionAffected if Firmware version cannot be determined or is below the patched versions
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Compare version for Nice-AL00If device model is Nice-AL00, verify the firmware version string (such as Bxxx format) against B160Affected if Version is B159 or lower (for example, B150, B140, B130, etc.)
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Compare version for Nice-AL10If device model is Nice-AL10, verify the firmware version string (such as Bxxx format) against B140Affected if Version is B139 or lower (for example, B130, B120, B110, etc.)
The device is affected if it is a Huawei Nice-AL00 running firmware version below B160, or a Nice-AL10 running firmware version below B140.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates (Nice-AL00C00B160 or later, Nice-AL10C00B140 or later) to all affected devices. Ensure users only install applications from trusted sources to reduce attack surface.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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