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CVE-2016-8774

Published: Apr 2, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
6.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

huawei
commercial·CNaka huawei technologies, honor
mate 8 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
mate s firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
p8 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
p9 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-02-smartphone-en
huawei.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94503
securityfocus.com

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