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CVE-2020-9138

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit...

5.3 Medium

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.73%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Record
CVE-2020-9138
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Record
CVE-2020-9138
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29967 No score

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Record
EUVD-2020-29967
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7g87-66j4-g7g4 No score

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit...

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.

Record
GHSA-7g87-66j4-g7g4
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2020-9138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Huawei Emui, published January 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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