CVE-2016-6179

7.0 HIGH 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

The WiFi driver in Huawei Honor 6 smartphones with software H60-L01 before H60-L01C00B850, H60-L11 before H60-L11C00B850, H60-L21 before H60-L21C00B850, H60-L02 before H60-L02C00B850, H60-L12 before H60-L12C00B850, and H60-L03 before H60-L03C01B850 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted application.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2016-09-07 20:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.0 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2016-09-07 20:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:50 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-284 · Improper access control
Record status: Modified

Affected

Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l01c00b850
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l02c00b850
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l03c01b850
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l11c00b850
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l12c00b850
Huawei Honor 6 Firmware ≤ h60-l21c00b850

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.0

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record