CVE-2018-7987
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1...
CVE-2018-7987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Huawei P20, published December 4, 2018. 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.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.73%EPSS, 54th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1.0.171(C00). The software does not handle the response message properly when the user doing certain inquiry operation, an attacker could send crafted message to the device, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1.0.171(C00). The software does not handle the response message properly when the user doing certain inquiry operation, an attacker could send crafted message to the device, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
- Record
CVE-2018-7987- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1.0.171(C00). The software does not handle the response message properly when the user doing certain inquiry operation, an attacker could send crafted message to the device, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
- Record
CVE-2018-7987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19699No score
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1.0.171(C00). The software does not handle the response message properly when the user doing certain inquiry operation, an attacker could send crafted message to the device, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19699- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jhh-f5r5-cq57
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1...
There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability on Huawei P20 smartphones with versions before 8.1.0.171(C00). The software does not handle the response message properly when the user doing certain inquiry operation, an attacker could send crafted message to the device, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
- Record
GHSA-9jhh-f5r5-cq57- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.