Mate 30 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2020-9125

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-12-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.1.0.156 or later.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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
There is an out-of-bound read vulnerability in huawei smartphone Mate 30 versions earlier than 10.1.0.156 (C00E155R7P2). An attacker with specific permission can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packet with specific parameter to the target device. Due to insufficient validation of the parameter, successful exploit can cause the device to behave abnormally.

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 confidence

Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Huawei Mate 30 smartphones due to insufficient validation of parameters in network packets. An attacker with specific permissions can send crafted packets containing specific parameters to trigger the vulnerability, causing abnormal device behavior.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied system update to version 10.1.0.156 (C00E155R7P2) or later to remediate the vulnerability. Verify the update has been successfully installed and monitor device behavior.

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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
Mate 30 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 10.1.0.156\(c00e155r7p2\)

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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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 checks

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

  1. Confirm device model is Huawei Mate 30
    Go to Settings > About Phone and verify the model name displays 'Mate 30' or 'Mate 30 Pro' or similar Mate 30 variant
    Affected if Device is not a Huawei Mate 30 variant, the device is not affected by this specific CVE
  2. Locate firmware version in device settings
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Version. Record the Build Number or Software Version displayed
    Affected if Unable to locate or read the firmware version from the device settings
  3. Compare installed version against affected range
    Compare your recorded Build Number/Software Version to the affected range: versions earlier than 10.1.0.156(C00E155R7P2) are vulnerable. Note that the version must be exactly 10.1.0.156(C00E155R7P2) or later to be patched
    Affected if Installed version is numerically lower than 10.1.0.156 (for example, 10.0.0.100 or 10.1.0.100) or displays a different build identifier that precedes C00E155R7P2

If the device is a Huawei Mate 30 and the installed firmware version is earlier than 10.1.0.156(C00E155R7P2), the device is affected by this CVE.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.1.0.156 or later
Fixed in 10.1.0.156
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied system update to version 10.1.0.156 (C00E155R7P2) or later to remediate the vulnerability. Verify the update has been successfully installed and monitor device behavior.

Fix this in Mate 30 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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