What is CVE-2016-8411?

CVE-2016-8411 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2016-8411?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-8411

Buffer overflow vulnerability while processing QMI QOS TLVs. Product: Android. Versions: versions that have qmi_qos_srvc.c. Android ID: 31805216. References: QC CR#912775.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions versions that have i_qos_srvc.c

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94684 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8411?: CVE-2016-8411 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2016-8411?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.