What is CVE-2016-0809?

CVE-2016-0809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-0809?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-0809

Use-after-free vulnerability in the wifi_cleanup function in bcmdhd/wifi_hal/wifi_hal.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to the local physical environment during execution of a crafted application, aka internal bug 25753768.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0809?: CVE-2016-0809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-0809?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.