VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8768
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.75% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-254
- Affected
- huawei/honor 6 firmware · huawei/honor 6 plus firmware · huawei/honor 7 firmware
- Source
- psirt@huawei.com
References
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161026-01-pxn-enVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93885Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161026-01-pxn-enVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93885Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.