What is CVE-2016-2492?

CVE-2016-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-2492?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2492

The MediaTek power-management driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28085410.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Android_one
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2492?: CVE-2016-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-2492?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.