Vulnerability in Huawei Honor6
CVE-2016-8279
The video driver in Huawei Mate S smartphones with software CRR-TL00 before CRR-TL00C01B362, CRR-UL20 before CRR-UL20C00B362, CRR-CL00 before CRR-CL00C92B362, and CRR-CL20 before CRR-CL20C92B362; P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B366, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B366, GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B366, and GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B366; and Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus smartphones with software before 6.9.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a crafted application.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Honor6
- Huawei Honor6 Firmware
- Huawei Honor6 Plus
- Huawei Mate S
- Huawei Mate S Firmware — versions crr-cl00, crr-cl20, crr-tl00
- Huawei P8
- Huawei P8 Firmware — versions gra-cl00, gra-tl00, gra-ul00
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8279?
- CVE-2016-8279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor6, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8279?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.