Improper input validation in Google Android
CVE-2016-2475
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- R0B1NL1N/linux-kernel-exploitation
- Technoashofficial/kernel-exploitation-linux
- kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2475?
- CVE-2016-2475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2475?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2475 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.