Huawei Mate 8/Mate S/P8 Camera access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei Mate 8, Mate S and P8. This affects an unknown function of the component Camera. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-8791. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei Mate 8, Mate S and P8 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Camera. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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; and P8 phones with software Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366, Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366, Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366, Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366, Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366 allow attackers with graphic or Camera privilege to crash the system or escalate privilege.

The bug was discovered 11/16/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8791 since 10/18/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 137 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94404†). The entries VDB-99218, VDB-99219 and VDB-99220 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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10/18/2016 🔍
11/16/2016 +29 days 🔍
11/18/2016 +2 days 🔍
04/02/2017 +135 days 🔍
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04/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20161116-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99217
SecurityFocus: 94404 - Huawei Smart Phones Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8791 - Huawei - Mate 8 Firmware - Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2017 09:06
Updated: 11/24/2022 15:03
Changes: 04/03/2017 09:06 (60), 08/25/2020 09:43 (5), 11/24/2022 15:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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