What is CVE-2016-6693?

CVE-2016-6693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-6693?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-6693

sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/msm-ds2-dap-config.c in a Qualcomm QDSP6v2 driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an invalid data length, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1027585.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6693?: CVE-2016-6693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-6693?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.