Security Advisory - Phone Finder Bypass Vulnerability in Huawei Smart Phones

Phone Finder is a Huawei security method that was designed to make sure someone can’t just wipe and factory reset the phone if user lost it or it was stolen. The Phone Finder in some Huawei smart phones can be bypass. An attacker can bypass the Phone Finder by special steps and enter the System Setting. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-12002)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2703.

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-20170118-05-smartphone-en&gt;