6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8774
Huawei HIFI Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

April 11, 2017, 1:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8774 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 mate_s_firmware
3 Huawei p8_firmware
4 Huawei mate_8_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-2016-8774.

URL Resource
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-02-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94503 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8774 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94503 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-02-smartphone-en No Types Assigned http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-02-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94503 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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