huawei files Security Vulnerabilities

2 Vulnerabilities
Description

The Files APP 7.1.1.308 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a vulnerability of plaintext storage of users' Safe passwords. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system could forge the Safe to read users' plaintext Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

Impacted versions: *

Base Score: 2.1, Severity: LOW, ID: CVE-2017-2723, Last Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:00Z

References

Vendor Advisory

The Files APP 7.1.1.309 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a brute-force password cracking vulnerability due to the improper design of the Safe key database. An unauthorized attacker could access sensitive database information and may crack users' Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

Impacted versions: *

Base Score: 2.1, Severity: LOW, ID: CVE-2017-2715, Last Modified: 2017-12-11T16:55:00Z

References

VDB Entry
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