CVE-2019-5299
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 mobile phones Hima-AL00Bhave with Versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 have a signature verification bypass vulnerability. Attackers can induce users to install malicious applications. Due to a defect in the signature verification logic, the malicious applications can invoke specific interface to execute malicious code. A successful exploit may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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 confidenceThis is a signature verification bypass vulnerability in Huawei mobile phones (Hima-AL00B) running versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175. Attackers trick users into installing malicious applications that exploit a defect in the signature verification logic, allowing the malicious apps to invoke specific interfaces and execute arbitrary code on the device.
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< hma-al00c00b175CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 device modelCheck if the device is Huawei Hima-AL00B by going to Settings > About Phone > Model NumberAffected if Model number shows Hima-AL00B or HMA-AL00B
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Check firmware versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Build Number or Version, and compare the build number to hma-al00c00b175Affected if Build number is earlier than hma-al00c00b175 (for example, hma-al00c00b165 or lower)
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Verify if installation from untrusted sources is enabledGo to Settings > Security > Unknown Sources (or Settings > Apps > Special Access > Install Unknown Apps) and check if any app sources are allowedAffected if Installation from unknown sources is enabled for any application
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Review recently installed applicationsCheck Settings > Apps > Downloaded for applications that were installed without user knowledge or appear suspiciousAffected if Unknown or malicious-looking applications are present on the device
You are affected if your device is a Huawei Hima-AL00B model running firmware version earlier than hma-al00c00b175 and you have installed applications from untrusted sources.
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 the vendor-provided firmware update (HMA-AL00C00B175 or later) to all affected devices. Organizations should identify and remediate vulnerable devices through their mobile device management infrastructure.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-5299 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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