Vulnerability in Google Inc. Android
CVE-2016-8479
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31824853. References: QC-CR#1093687.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10
- 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/96801 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8479?
- CVE-2016-8479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8479?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8479 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.