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CVE-2016-8279

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2016-09-26T14:59:09.680

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	huawei	p8_firmware	gra-cl00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	p8_firmware	gra-tl00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	p8_firmware	gra-ul00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	p8_firmware	gra-ul10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	p8	-	No
Operating System	huawei	mate_s_firmware	crr-cl00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	mate_s_firmware	crr-cl20	Yes
Operating System	huawei	mate_s_firmware	crr-tl00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	mate_s_firmware	crr-ul20	Yes
Hardware	huawei	mate_s	-	No
Operating System	huawei	honor6_firmware	≤ 6.9	Yes
Hardware	huawei	honor6	-	No
Hardware	huawei	honor6_plus	-	No

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160921-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93096 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.