Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei P8 and Mate7 Phones
CVE-2015-8337

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Huawei
Status
Mate 7 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 January 2016

Summary

A vulnerability in the HIFI driver of Huawei P8 and Mate7 smartphones allows remote attackers to induce a denial of service by exploiting invalid memory access. This is triggered by inputting a null pointer as a parameter, leading to unexpected reboots and service interruptions.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80357
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http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/hw-465304
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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