Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation in Huawei Honor 4C Camera Driver
CVE-2016-6181

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Huawei
Status
Honor 4c Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 September 2016

What is CVE-2016-6181?

The Camera driver in specific versions of Huawei Honor 4C smartphones has an exploit that enables attackers to create a denial of service, causing the system to crash, or to escalate privileges through malicious applications. This affects multiple software iterations of the device, necessitating prompt attention to applied security measures.

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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