What is CVE-2016-6604?

CVE-2016-6604 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-6604?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2016-6604

NULL pointer dereference in Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6382.

Published 2017-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Samsung Exynos Fimg2d

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/10 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/05/3 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6604?: CVE-2016-6604 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-6604?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.