CVE-2016-0802
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25306181.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/android · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.