Security Advisory - Bypass Vulnerability in the 'Find Phone' Function of Some Huawei Smart Phones

There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the ‘Find Phone’ function of some Huawei smart phone. Due to improper authentication realization in the ‘Find Phone’ function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the ‘Find Phone’ function in order to use the phone normally. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-10067)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-17161.

Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171213-01-smartphone-en