CVE-2016-5872

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, arguments to several QTEE syscalls are not properly validated.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-08-18 18:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-5872

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5872

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5872

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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