CVE-2017-17158

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Some Huawei smart phones with the versions before Berlin-L21HNC185B381; the versions before Prague-AL00AC00B223; the versions before Prague-AL00BC00B223; the versions before Prague-AL00CC00B223; the versions before Prague-L31C432B208; the versions before Prague-TL00AC01B223; the versions before Prague-TL00AC01B223 have an information exposure vulnerability. When the user's smart phone connects to the malicious device for charging, an unauthenticated attacker may activate some specific function by sending some specially crafted messages. Due to insufficient input validation of the messages, successful exploit may cause information exposure.

Affected products

Huawei Berlin-L21Hn Firmware: before l21hnc185b381 — fixed in l21hnc185b381
Huawei Prague-Al00A Firmware: before al00ac00b223 — fixed in al00ac00b223
Huawei Prague-Al00B Firmware: before al00bc00b223 — fixed in al00bc00b223
Huawei Prague-Al00C Firmware: before al00cc00b223 — fixed in al00cc00b223
Huawei Prague-L31 Firmware: before l31c432b208 — fixed in l31c432b208
Huawei Prague-Tl00A Firmware: before tl00ac01b223 — fixed in tl00ac01b223
Huawei Prague-Tl10A Firmware: before tl00ac01b223 — fixed in tl00ac01b223

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Berlin-L21Hn Firmware l21hnc185b381; Huawei Prague-Al00A Firmware al00ac00b223; Huawei Prague-Al00B Firmware al00bc00b223; Huawei Prague-Al00C Firmware al00cc00b223; Huawei Prague-L31 Firmware l31c432b208; Huawei Prague-Tl00A Firmware tl00ac01b223; Huawei Prague-Tl10A Firmware tl00ac01b223. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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