CVE-2016-8446 — Google Android vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google AndroidGoogle INC Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 12
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31747749. References: MT-ALPS02968909.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android7.1.0
▶CVEListV5google_inc/androidn/a

Patches

Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-mr3c-7329-m56v: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicious applicat↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2016-8446: Android Security Bulletin 2017-01-01 CVE: CVE-2016-8446 Severity: HIGH References: A-31747749* MT-ALPS02968909↗2017-01-01
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