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CVE-2017-8159
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-22T19:29:03.677 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:25:53.107

Summary

Some Huawei smartphones with software AGS-L09C233B019,AGS-W09C233B019,KOB-L09C233B017,KOB-W09C233B012 have a type confusion vulnerability. The program initializes a variable using one type, but it later accesses that variable using a type that is different with the original type when do certain register operation. Successful exploit could result in buffer overflow then may cause malicious code execution.

Affected products

huawei — agassi-l09hn_firmware

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