What is CVE-2016-10460?

CVE-2016-10460 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 835, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-10460?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Sd 835

CVE-2016-10460

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 835, SD 845, and SD 850, vendor specific opcodes may not have any packet length validation leading to buffer over-reads.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Qualcomm Sd_835
Qualcomm Sd_835_firmware
Qualcomm Sd_845
Qualcomm Sd_845_firmware
Qualcomm Sd_850
Qualcomm Sd_850_firmware
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile — versions SD 835, SD 845, SD 850

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10460?: CVE-2016-10460 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 835, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10460?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.