Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-5343
drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/voice_svc.c in the QDSP6v2 Voice Service driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write request, as demonstrated by a voice_svc_send_req buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.codeaurora.org/multiple-memory-corruption-issues-write-operation-qdsp6v2-vo… (Broken Link)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5343?
- CVE-2016-5343 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5343?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5343 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.