CVE-2020-9223
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 29, 2020 at 05:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorHonor 20 Pro FirmwareYale L21A FirmwarePrinceton AL10D Firmware
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
There is a denial of service vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones. Due to the improper processing of received abnormal messages, remote attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (DoS) on the specific module.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.1.0.230(c432e9r5p1)v < 10.1.0.231(c10e3r3p2)v < 10.1.0.231(c185e3r5p1)v < 10.1.0.231(c636e3r3p1)
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.230(c432e9r5p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c10e3r3p2), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c185e3r5p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c636e3r3p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-honor-20-pro (same device)
v < 10.1.0.168(c00e166r4p11)
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.168(c00e166r4p11), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-princeton-al10d (same device)
v < 10.1.0.230(c432e9r5p1)v < 10.1.0.231(c10e3r3p2)v < 10.1.0.231(c185e2r2p1)v < 10.1.0.231(c636e3r3p1)
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.230(c432e9r5p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c10e3r3p2), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c185e2r2p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231(c636e3r3p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-yale-l21a (same device)
v < 10.1.0.225(c432e3r1p2)v < 10.1.0.226(c10e3r1p1)
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.225(c432e3r1p2), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.226(c10e3r1p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-yale-l61a (same device)
v < 10.1.0.230v < 10.1.0.231
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.230, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.1.0.168
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.168, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.1.0.230v < 10.1.0.231
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.230, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.0.231, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20201216-03-smartphone-enCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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