CVE-2016-8279

Description

The video driver in Huawei Mate S smartphones with software CRR-TL00 before CRR-TL00C01B362, CRR-UL20 before CRR-UL20C00B362, CRR-CL00 before CRR-CL00C92B362, and CRR-CL20 before CRR-CL20C92B362; P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B366, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B366, GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B366, and GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B366; and Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus smartphones with software before 6.9.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a crafted application.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartphone-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8279?
CVE-2016-8279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8279?
To fix CVE-2016-8279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-8279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8279 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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