CVE-2016-8768
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8768 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-04-02 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-04-11 01:06:00 UTC |
| Description | Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16 could allow attackers to disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system or escalate privilege. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-254
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 6 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 6 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 6 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 6 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 6 Plus | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 6 Plus | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 6 Plus Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 6 Plus Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 7 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Huawei | Honor 7 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 7 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Huawei | Honor 7 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Advisory - PXN Defense Mechanism Failure Vulnerability in Huawei Mobile Phones | CONFIRM | www.huawei.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Multiple Huawei Products CVE-2016-8768 Local Privilege Escalation | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.