What is CVE-2016-6692?

CVE-2016-6692 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-6692?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2016-6692

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1004933.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6692?: CVE-2016-6692 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-6692?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.