7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-8763
Huawei TrustZone Driver Resource Leak Vulnerability
Description

The TrustZone driver in Huawei P9 phones with software Versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B352 and P9 Lite with software VNS-L21C185B130 and earlier versions and P8 Lite with software ALE-L02C636B150 and earlier versions has an improper resource release vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a system restart or privilege elevation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 7, 2017, 8:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8763 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8763 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Huawei p9_firmware
2 Huawei p8_lite_firmware
3 Huawei p9_lite_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8763.

URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Forked from https://github.com/ucsb-seclab/boomerang.git , add qemu support

C Makefile Assembly Shell Python HTML Perl C++ Awk Lex

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 28, 2023, 1:36 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Exploiting the Semantic Gap in Trusted Execution Environments

Python Shell Makefile C Assembly C++ Perl HTML Awk Lex

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
54 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Dec. 15, 2016, 9:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8763 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8763 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-01-smartphone-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-664
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_lite_firmware:vns-l21c185b130:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_lite_firmware:ale-l02c636b150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8763 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.25000

percentile

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