CVE-2016-8774 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the HIFI driver of several Huawei smartphone models, including Mate 8, Mate S, P8, and P9, across specific firmware versions. This flaw allows a high-privileged local attacker to achieve root privileges, cause system crashes, or execute arbitrary code. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 6.7 (Medium), it requires local access and high privileges for exploitation, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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