Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-8445
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, 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. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31747590. References: MT-ALPS02968983.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.3% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95229 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8445?
- CVE-2016-8445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8445?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.