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7.8high

CVE-2016-3874

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the a…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the arguments array, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that sends a WE_UNIT_TEST_CMD command, aka Android internal bug 29944562 and Qualcomm internal bug CR997797.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=50e8f265b3f7926aeb4e49 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=a3974e61c960aadcc147c3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92882 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036763 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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