What is CVE-2016-8482?

CVE-2016-8482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-8482?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-8482

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-31799863. References: N-CVE-2016-8482.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8482?: CVE-2016-8482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-8482?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.