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CVE-2020-9140

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone...

9.8 Critical

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.35%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs.

Record
CVE-2020-9140
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs.

Record
CVE-2020-9140
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29969 No score

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs.

Record
EUVD-2020-29969
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhmp-xjgc-756r No score

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone...

There is a vulnerability with buffer access with incorrect length value in some Huawei Smartphone.Unauthorized users may trigger code execution when a buffer overflow occurs.

Record
GHSA-mhmp-xjgc-756r
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2020-9140 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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