What is CVE-2016-11026?

CVE-2016-11026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11026?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-11026

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), and M(6.0) software. BootReceiver allows attackers to trigger a system crash because of incorrect exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7118 (December 2016).

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4, 5.0, 5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11026?: CVE-2016-11026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11026?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.