Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5855
In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a user-supplied buffer is casted to a structure without checking if the source buffer is large enough.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5855
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.08%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 33 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5855
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
4.9
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2.9
|
NIST |
4.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.0
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-5855
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-5855
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98220
Google Android Qualcomm Spcom Driver CVE-2016-5855 Information Disclosure VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=a5edb54e93ba85719091fe2bc426d75fa7059834
kernel/msm-4.4 - Unnamed repositoryIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
Android Security Bulletin—May 2017 | Android Open Source ProjectPatch;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-5855
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*