What is CVE-2016-6738?

CVE-2016-6738 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-2016-6738?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6738 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6738

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm crypto engine 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 High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30034511. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#1050538.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0
Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6738?: CVE-2016-6738 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-2016-6738?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6738 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.