Vulnerability in Allwinner A83t
CVE-2016-10225
The sunxi-debug driver in Allwinner 3.4 legacy kernel for H3, A83T and H8 devices allows local users to gain root privileges by sending "rootmydevice" to /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/16 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93442 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/local/allwinner_backdoor (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- forum.armbian.com/index.php (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- irclog.whitequark.org/linux-sunxi/2016-04-29 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10225?
- CVE-2016-10225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allwinner A83t, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10225?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10225 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.