CVE-2017-17176 — The hardware security module of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with t

The hardware security module of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-A

01What is this vulnerability?

The hardware security module of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-AL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-CL00BC00B156, versions earlier before LON-DL00BC00B156, versions earlier…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro	Versions earlier before MHA-AL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-CL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-DL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before MHA-TL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-AL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-CL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-DL00BC00B156, Versions earlier before LON-TL00BC00B156

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-10-17T15:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T20:44:00.186Z

09References

• www.huawei.com — https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170306-01-smartp…