Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-6733
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30906694. References: NVIDIA N-CVE-2016-6733.
EPSS: 0.007 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6733?
- CVE-2016-6733 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6733?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.