CVE-2016-8783: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 9, 2018
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Updated

Touchscreen drive in Huawei H60 (Honor 6) Versions earlier than H60-L026.12.16 and P9 Plus Versions earlier than VIE-AL10BC00B356 has a stack overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and send given parameter to touchscreen drive to crash the system or escalate privilege.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware<h60-l02_6.12.16
Huawei Honor 6
Huawei P9 Plus Firmware<vie-al10bc00b356
Huawei P9 Plus

Event History

Mar 9, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the CVE ID of this vulnerability?

The CVE ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8783.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8783?

The severity of CVE-2016-8783 is critical, with a severity value of 7.8.

3

Which versions of Huawei H60 (Honor 6) are affected by CVE-2016-8783?

Versions earlier than H60-L02_6.12.16 of Huawei H60 (Honor 6) are affected by CVE-2016-8783.

4

Which versions of Huawei P9 Plus are affected by CVE-2016-8783?

Versions earlier than VIE-AL10BC00B356 of Huawei P9 Plus are affected by CVE-2016-8783.

5

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2016-8783?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2016-8783 by tricking a user into installing a malicious application on their smartphone and sending a given parameter to the touchscreen driver.

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