Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-10229
udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.128 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10229?
- CVE-2016-10229 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10229?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10229 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.