CVE-2016-8279: huawei honor6_firmware Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8279 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in huawei honor6_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 26-09-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The video driver in Huawei Mate S smartphones with software CRR-TL00 before CRR-TL00C01B362, CRR-UL20 before CRR-UL20C00B362, CRR-CL00 before CRR-CL00C92B362, and CRR-CL20 before CRR-CL20C92B362; P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B366, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B366, GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B366, and GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B366; and Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus smartphones with software before 6.9.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a crafted application.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.60% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Huawei3 products
- honor6_firmware≤ 6.9
- mate_s_firmwarecrr-cl00 | crr-cl20 | crr-tl00 | crr-ul20
- p8_firmwaregra-cl00 | gra-tl00 | gra-ul00 | gra-ul10
1 vendor · 3 products
References
2 links- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartphone-enX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory