{"cve":"CVE-2017-8159","nvd":{"published":"2017-11-22T19:29:03.677","modified":"2026-06-17T01:25:53.107","status":"Modified","description":"Some Huawei smartphones with software AGS-L09C233B019,AGS-W09C233B019,KOB-L09C233B017,KOB-W09C233B012 have a type confusion vulnerability. The program initializes a variable using one type, but it later accesses that variable using a type that is different with the original type when do certain register operation. Successful exploit could result in buffer overflow then may cause malicious code execution.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-704"],"references":["http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en","http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171018-02-smartphone-en"],"products":["huawei:agassi-l09hn_firmware","huawei:agassi-w09hn_firmware","huawei:kobe-l09ahn_firmware","huawei:kobe-w09chn_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8159","score":0.01035,"percentile":0.63879,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}