Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-6736
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-30953284. References: NVIDIA N-CVE-2016-6736.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94140 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6736?
- CVE-2016-6736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6736?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.