CVE-2016-6740
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30143904. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#1056307.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.