CVE-2016-6192
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver in Huawei P8 smartphones with software before GRA-CL00C92B363 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6193.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the Wi-Fi driver of Huawei P8 smartphones running software versions prior to GRA-CL00C92B363. A malicious crafted application can exploit this flaw to either crash the system (denial of service) or potentially escalate privileges. This is distinct from the related CVE-2016-6193.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= gra-cl00c92b350CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelCheck if the device is a Huawei P8 smartphone. On Android, go to Settings > About Phone > Model Number, or run 'getprop ro.product.model' via ADB or terminal.Affected if Device model is not Huawei P8 (the vulnerability only affects this specific model)
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Check firmware versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Build Number, or run 'getprop ro.build.display.id' via ADB or terminal. Look for the firmware version string.Affected if Firmware version is gra-cl00c92b350 or earlier (versions <= gra-cl00c92b350 are affected)
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Verify Wi-Fi driver statusConfirm the Wi-Fi interface is present and active. Run 'wlan status' via ADB or check Wi-Fi is enabled in Settings > Wi-Fi.Affected if Wi-Fi is enabled and the driver is loaded - the vulnerability exists in the Wi-Fi driver component, so it must be active for exploitation
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Confirm build number against affected rangeCompare your exact build number to gra-cl00c92b350. If your build shows gra-cl00c92b351 through gra-cl00c92b359, you may still be running an affected version - only gra-cl00c92b363 and later are patched.Affected if Build number is gra-cl00c92b363 or lower
You are affected if you are running a Huawei P8 with firmware version gra-cl00c92b350 or lower and Wi-Fi is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Huawei P8 devices to firmware version GRA-CL00C92B363 or later to obtain the patched Wi-Fi driver. Organizations should inventory affected devices and prioritize patching given the high CVSS score and privilege escalation potential.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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