What is CVE-2016-0844?

CVE-2016-0844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-0844?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-0844 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jiayy/android_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0844?: CVE-2016-0844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-0844?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0844 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.