Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8435
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver 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: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32700935. References: N-CVE-2016-8435.
Published
2017-01-12 20:59:01
Updated
2017-01-18 02:59:15
Vulnerability category: Execute codeBypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2016-8435
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8435
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8435
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.0
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8435
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The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-8435
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
Android Security Bulletin—January 2017 | Android Open Source ProjectVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95254
Google Android NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8435 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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