Vulnerability in Google Inc. Android
CVE-2016-8398
Unauthenticated messages processed by the UE. Certain NAS messages are processed when no EPS security context exists in the UE. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31548486. References: QC-CR#877705.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.10
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95227 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8398?
- CVE-2016-8398 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8398?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8398 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.