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CVE-2020-9129 (GCVE-0-2020-9129)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-13 14:48 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:19
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Summary
HUAWEI Mate 30 versions earlier than 10.1.0.159(C00E159R7P2) have a vulnerability of improper buffer operation. Due to improper restrictions, local attackers with high privileges can exploit the vulnerability to cause system heap overflow.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Improper Buffer Operation Restrictions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a HUAWEI Mate 30 Affected: Versions earlier than 10.1.0.159(C00E159R7P2)
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