Improper MAddr Prot. in HUKS Module May Cause DoS
CVE-2024-56438 Published on January 8, 2025

Vulnerability of improper memory address protection in the HUKS module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-56438 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2024-56438 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-56438

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Affected Versions

Huawei HarmonyOS: Huawei EMUI:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
22.71%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.