Information disclosure in Google Inc. Android
CVE-2016-8478
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32511270. References: QC-CR#1088206.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96734 (vdb-entry)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8478?
- CVE-2016-8478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8478?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8478 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.