Use After Free in Samsung Exynos Fimg2d Driver
CVE-2016-9279
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6853.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94283 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9279?
- CVE-2016-9279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos Fimg2d Driver, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9279?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.