Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2443

The Qualcomm MDP driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26404525.

Published · last modified .

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: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-2443: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2443?
CVE-2016-2443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-2443?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2443 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.