CVE-2016-8467 — Google Android vulnerability

CWE-2644 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google AndroidGoogle INC Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device. This issue is rated as High because it is a local permanent denial of service (device interoperability: completely permanent or requiring re-flashing the entire operating system). Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-30308784.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

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

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mrqg-m8w4-cprx: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-8467: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device↗2017-01-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2016-8467: Android Security Bulletin 2017-01-01 CVE: CVE-2016-8467 Severity: HIGH References: A-30308784*↗2017-01-01
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