What is the severity of CVE-2016-8760?

CVE-2016-8760 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause system crashes and escalate user privileges.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8760?

To mitigate CVE-2016-8760, users should update their Huawei P9 or Honor 6 devices to the latest firmware versions EVA-AL10C00B192 or H60-L02_6.10.1 respectively.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-8760?

CVE-2016-8760 is categorized as a heap overflow vulnerability found in the touchscreen driver of specific Huawei smartphones.

Which devices are affected by CVE-2016-8760?

CVE-2016-8760 affects Huawei P9 phones with software versions prior to EVA-AL10C00B192 and Huawei Honor 6 phones with versions before H60-L02_6.10.1.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-8760?

The impacts of CVE-2016-8760 include system crashes and the possibility for attackers to escalate user privileges on affected devices.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8760

critical

9.3

CWE

119

2/4/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8760: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sun Apr 02 2017(Updated: )

Touchscreen driver in Huawei P9 phones with software versions before EVA-AL10C00B192 and Huawei Honor 6 phones with software versions before H60-L02_6.10.1 has a heap overflow vulnerability, which allows attackers to crash the system or escalate user privilege.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Huawei P9 Firmware
Huawei P9 Firmware
Huawei P9 plus
Huawei P9 Plus
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8760?
CVE-2016-8760 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause system crashes and escalate user privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8760?
To mitigate CVE-2016-8760, users should update their Huawei P9 or Honor 6 devices to the latest firmware versions EVA-AL10C00B192 or H60-L02_6.10.1 respectively.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-8760?
CVE-2016-8760 is categorized as a heap overflow vulnerability found in the touchscreen driver of specific Huawei smartphones.
Which devices are affected by CVE-2016-8760?
CVE-2016-8760 affects Huawei P9 phones with software versions prior to EVA-AL10C00B192 and Huawei Honor 6 phones with versions before H60-L02_6.10.1.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-8760?
The impacts of CVE-2016-8760 include system crashes and the possibility for attackers to escalate user privileges on affected devices.

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