CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8681

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The ovisp driver in Huawei P8 and Mate S smartphones with specific software versions contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a system crash or gain privileges via a malicious application with camera permissions.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to significant disruptions in device operation and potential unauthorized control by malicious users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict the installation of applications from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The ovisp 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 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted application with the camera permission, aka an "interface access control vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS