Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2016-8783

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
H60 (honor 6), P9 Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2018

What is CVE-2016-8783?

The touchscreen driver in specific Huawei smartphones, including the Honor 6 and P9 Plus, is susceptible to a stack overflow vulnerability. This security flaw can be exploited if an attacker persuades a user to install a malicious application. Successfully executing this attack could either cause the system to crash or allow the attacker to escalate their privileges on the device, leading to potential unauthorized actions.

Affected Version(s)

H60 (Honor 6), P9 Plus Versions earlier than H60-L02_6.12.16, Versions earlier than?VIE-AL10BC00B356

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94944
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http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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