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CVE-2017-8179

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.81%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-11-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-8179
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.81%

Original NVD Description

The camera driver of MTK platform in Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than Nice-AL00C00B155 has a buffer overflow vulnerability.Due to the insufficient input verification, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application which has special privilege and sends a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing privilege escalation.

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