Huawei Mate S/Honor 6/Honor 6 Plus Video Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Huawei Mate S, Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Video Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8279. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Mate S, Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Video Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 09/26/2016 by Security Team with 360 Vulpecker Team (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8279 since 09/18/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93096†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2016 🔍
09/21/2016 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +5 days 🔍
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09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +2185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160921-01
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: 360 Vulpecker Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92213
SecurityFocus: 93096 - Huawei Smart Phone CVE-2016-8279 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:51
Updated: 09/21/2022 14:28
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:51 (49), 04/26/2019 20:40 (14), 09/21/2022 14:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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