VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-0844
The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Qualcomm RF driver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not properly restrict access to socket ioctl calls, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26324307.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/57531cacb40682be4b1189c721fd1e7f25bf3786
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/57531cacb40682be4b1189c721fd1e7f25bf3786
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.