Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-5853
In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when a sanity check encounters a length value not in the correct range, an error message is printed, but code execution continues in the same way as for a correct length value.
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: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android
- Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm Products — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98178 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.codeaurora.org/detection-error-condition-without-proper-action-msmds2dappar…
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5853?
- CVE-2016-5853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5853?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.