CVE-2022-38977

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Published Oct 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The HwAirlink module has a heap overflow vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause out-of-bounds writes, resulting in modification of sensitive data.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Huawei

HarmonyOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0`	affected	—
`2.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41523	The HwAirlink module has a heap overflow vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause out-of-bounds writes, resulting in modification of sensitive data.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.457% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202210-0000001416095697

History

May 15, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 15, 2025, 2:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: huawei
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 15, 2025, 2:33 PM
Reserved: Aug 29, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 14, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

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