Vulnerability in Google Inc. Android
CVE-2016-10290
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm shared memory driver 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33898330. References: QC-CR#1109782.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.10, 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98182 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10290?
- CVE-2016-10290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10290?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10290 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.