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.
EPSS: 0.016 (72.7th 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 Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.10
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2016-8398?
- 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.