What is CVE-2016-8460?

CVE-2016-8460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-8460?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-8460 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Google Inc. Android

CVE-2016-8460

An information disclosure vulnerability in the NVIDIA video driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-31668540. References: N-CVE-2016-8460.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.10
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8460?: CVE-2016-8460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-8460?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8460 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.