CVE-2016-8423 — Google Android vulnerability
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 12
Latest updateMay 17
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader 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: N/A. Android ID: A-31399736. References: QC-CR#1000546.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
1GHSA▶
GHSA-px5j-hgrq-5r7m: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the con↗2022-05-17
📋Vendor Advisories
1Android▶
CVE-2016-8423: Android Security Bulletin 2017-01-01
CVE: CVE-2016-8423
Severity: CRITICAL
References: A-31399736
QC-CR#1000546↗2017-01-01