OpenharmonyOperating system · Openatom

CVE-2024-3757

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.0.1 or later.
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57/100
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
in OpenHarmony v4.0.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause service crash through integer overflow.

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

Integer overflow vulnerability in OpenHarmony v4.0.0 and prior allows a local attacker to cause a service crash by triggering the overflow, likely in a calculation or memory allocation context.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of OpenHarmony if available; otherwise, implement proper integer overflow checks and use safe integer arithmetic functions in the affected component.

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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
OpenharmonyOperating system
Affected:< 4.0.1

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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. Check OpenHarmony version
    Run 'getprop ro.build.version.sdk' or check /system/etc/version.ini, or inspect the 'about' device info via 'hidumper -s 0'
    Affected if Version is 4.0.0 or prior (anything below 4.0.1)
  2. Identify affected services
    Review running services via 'hisysevent' logs or check process list with 'ps -A' for vulnerable system services
    Affected if A service that performs integer calculations or memory allocations is running and reachable by local users
  3. Check for crash logs
    Examine /data/log/faultlog/faultlog or use 'hilog' to search for crash events around integer overflow or arithmetic error messages
    Affected if Recent crash logs show arithmetic overflow errors in system services
  4. Verify local user access
    Determine if untrusted local users can interact with the affected component by checking user permissions and service ACLs
    Affected if Local users with limited privileges can trigger the affected calculation or memory allocation path
  5. Review service configuration
    Inspect the service manifest in /etc/ or /system/etc/ for the component containing the vulnerable integer operation
    Affected if The vulnerable component is enabled and exposed to local invocation

You are affected if your OpenHarmony version is below 4.0.1 and a service with the integer overflow vulnerability is running and accessible to local users.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.0.1 or later
Fixed in 4.0.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to a patched version of OpenHarmony if available; otherwise, implement proper integer overflow checks and use safe integer arithmetic functions in the affected component.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

OpenHarmony 4.0.1

  1. Verify current OpenHarmony version by checking system build information or version files
  2. Review OpenHarmony 4.0.1 release notes for your specific subsystem component (the vulnerability affects the system broadly)
  3. Update the OpenHarmony SDK and build environment to version 4.0.1
  4. Rebuild affected system components with the new SDK version
  5. Deploy and test the updated system in a staging environment before production rollout
  6. Verify the integer overflow vulnerability is no longer reproducible by confirming the service no longer crashes under the same conditions
Caveat Review subsystem-specific compatibility notes in 4.0.1 release; major version upgrades may introduce API changes requiring application updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Openharmony Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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