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P8 Firmware CVE-2016-8774

MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2017-04-02 psirt@huawei.com
RCE Buffer Overflow Huawei P8 Firmware Mate S Firmware Mate 8 Firmware P9 Firmware
6.7
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 02, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.7

DescriptionCVE.org

The HIFI driver in Huawei Mate 8 phones with software versions before NXT-AL10C00B386, versions before NXT-CL00C92B386, versions before NXT-DL00C17B386, versions before NXT-TL00C01B386; Mate S phones with software Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368, Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368, Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368, Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368, Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368; P8 phones with software Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366, Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366, Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366, Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366, Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366; and P9 phones with software Versions before EVA-AL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-DL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-TL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-CL10C00B190 allows attackers to get root privilege or crash the system or execute arbitrary code, related to a buffer overflow.

AnalysisAI

The HIFI driver in Huawei Mate 8 phones with software versions before NXT-AL10C00B386, versions before NXT-CL00C92B386, versions before NXT-DL00C17B386, versions before NXT-TL00C01B386; Mate S phones. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The HIFI driver in Huawei Mate 8 phones with software versions before NXT-AL10C00B386, versions before NXT-CL00C92B386, versions before NXT-DL00C17B386, versions before NXT-TL00C01B386; Mate S phones with software Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368, Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368, Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368, Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368, Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368; P8 phones with software Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366, Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366, Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366, Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366, Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366; and P9 phones with software Versions before EVA-AL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-DL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-TL10C00B190, Versions before EVA-CL10C00B190 allows attackers to get root privilege or crash the system or execute arbitrary code, related to a buffer overflow. Affected products include: Huawei Mate 8 Firmware, Huawei Mate S Firmware, Huawei P8 Firmware, Huawei P9 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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