What is CVE-2016-5868?

CVE-2016-5868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5868?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-5868 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-5868

drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

guoygang/vul-guoygang

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5868?: CVE-2016-5868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5868 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.