What is CVE-2016-10296?

CVE-2016-10296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-10296?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10296 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Google Inc. Android

CVE-2016-10296

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm shared memory driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33845464. References: QC-CR#1109782.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.10, 3.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jiayy/android_

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10296?: CVE-2016-10296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-10296?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10296 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.