CVE-2015-8679 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

The Maxim_smartpa_dev driver in Huawei P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B230, GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B230, GRA-CL10 before GRA-CL10C92B230, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B230, and GRA-UL10 before GRA-UL10C00B230 and Mate S smartphones with software CRR-TL00 before CRR-TL00C01B160SP01, CRR-UL00 before CRR-UL00C00B160, and CRR-CL00 before CRR-CL00C92B161 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application, which triggers an invalid memory access.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	Mate S	-
Huawei	Mate S Firmware	crr-cl00
Huawei	P8	-
Huawei	P8 Firmware	gra-cl00

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160105-01-smartphVendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160105-01-smartphVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-8679?

CVE-2015-8679 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). The Maxim_smartpa_dev driver in Huawei P8 smartphones with software GRA-TL00 before GRA-TL00C01B230, GRA-CL00 before GRA-CL00C92B230, GRA-CL10 before GRA-CL10C92B230, GRA-UL00 before GRA-UL00C00B230, ...

How severe is CVE-2015-8679?

CVE-2015-8679 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8679?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Huawei Mate S, Huawei Mate S Firmware, Huawei P8, Huawei P8 Firmware.