CVE-2016-3680 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to cause a crash or gain privileges via a crafted application on Huawei Mate 8 devices.

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-2016-3680?

CVE-2016-3680 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 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

Buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver in Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL before NXT-TL00C01B182 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka HWPSIRT-2016-03020.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3680?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 8 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3680?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3680 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-2016-3680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chc4-mg8m-pm7q.

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