CVE-2015-8088 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 12 Jan 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted application exploiting a heap buffer overflow in the HIFI driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-8088?

CVE-2015-8088 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the HIFI driver in Huawei Mate 7 phones with software MT7-UL00 before MT7-UL00C17B354, MT7-TL10 before MT7-TL10C00B354, MT7-TL00 before MT7-TL00C01B354, and MT7-CL00 before MT7-CL00C92B354 and P8 phones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B220SP01, GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B220, GRA-CL10 before GRA-CL10C92B220, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B220, and GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B220 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8088?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Mate 7 Firmware, Huawei P8 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-8088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8fwf-4r37-rc6g.