CVE-2016-8793 Privilege escalation in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386,Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386,Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386,Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368,Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368,Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368,Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368,Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368,Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366,Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366,Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366,Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366,Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Attackers with graphic or camera privileges can crash the system or escalate privileges on Huawei Mate 8, Mate S, and P8 phones.

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

What is CVE-2016-8793?

CVE-2016-8793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386,Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386,Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386,Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368,Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368,Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368,Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368,Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368,Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366,Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366,Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366,Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366,Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366, published on 2 Apr 2017. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8793?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Mate 8 Firmware, Huawei Mate S Firmware, Huawei P8 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gvrc-8crj-444w.

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