CVE-2016-8279

moderate-risk
Published 2016-09-26

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Mate S Firmware
Mate S Firmware
Honor6 Firmware
Mate S Firmware
Mate S Firmware

Affected Vendors

Huawei

References (4)

Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartph...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096
Vendor Advisory http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartph...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate