Huawei HiWallet App with the versions before 8.0.4 has an arbitrary lock pattern change vulnerability. It needs to verify the user's Huawei ID during lock pattern change. An attacker with root privilege who gets a user's smart phone may bypass Huawei ID verification by special operation. Successful exploit of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to change the lock pattern of HiWallet.
CVE-2017-17149
LOWNVD 3.93.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 3.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 3.9; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
3.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 3.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.9
- EG Score
- 3.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 13.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 9, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (2)
- psirt@huaweihttp://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171220-01-hiwallet-en
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171220-01-hiwallet-en
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-17149?
CVE-2017-17149 is a low vulnerability published on March 9, 2018. Huawei HiWallet App with the versions before 8.0.4 has an arbitrary lock pattern change vulnerability. It needs to verify the user's Huawei ID during lock pattern change. An attacker with root privilege who gets a user's smart phone may bypass Huawei ID verification by special operation. Successful…
When was CVE-2017-17149 disclosed?
CVE-2017-17149 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 9, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-17149 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-17149 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17149?
CVE-2017-17149 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-17149?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17149, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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