CVE-2017-8144

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-8144?

Published advisories record a fix for 6 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2017-8144 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8144 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.55% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-8144?

CVE-2017-8144 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2017-8144 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for honor 5a firmware (NVD), honor 8 lite firmware (NVD), mate 9 firmware (NVD), mate 9 pro firmware (NVD), and 2 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Honor 5A,Honor 8 Lite,Mate9,Mate9 Pro,P10,P10 Plus Huawei smartphones with software the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D003,the versions before Prague-L03C605B161,the versions before Prague-L23C605B160,the versions before MHA-AL00C00B225,the versions before LON-AL00C00B225,the versions before VTR-AL00C00B167,the versions before VTR-TL00C01B167,the versions before VKY-AL00C00B167,the versions before VKY-TL00C01B167 have a resource exhaustion vulnerability due to configure setting. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, the application may turn on the device flash-light and rapidly drain the device battery.

CWE-920

How to fix

Remediation Available

honor 5a firmwareNVD

Affected:< cam-l03c605b143custc605d003Fixed in:cam-l03c605b143custc605d003CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

honor 8 lite firmwareNVD

Affected:< prague-l23c605b160Fixed in:prague-l23c605b160CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

mate 9 firmwareNVD

Affected:< mha-al00c00b225Fixed in:mha-al00c00b225CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

mate 9 pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< lon-al00c00b225Fixed in:lon-al00c00b225CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

p10 firmwareNVD

Affected:< vtr-tl00c01b167Fixed in:vtr-tl00c01b167CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

p10 plus firmwareNVD

Affected:< vky-tl00c01b167Fixed in:vky-tl00c01b167CVE-2017-8144derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

huawei.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-920 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-52832	Critical	9.1	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-12714	Medium	6.5	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-35553	High	7.5	0.4%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-8144?

Published advisories record a fix for 6 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2017-8144 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8144 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.55% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-8144?

CVE-2017-8144 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-8144 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for honor 5a firmware (NVD), honor 8 lite firmware (NVD), mate 9 firmware (NVD), mate 9 pro firmware (NVD), and 2 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.