5.5med
CVE-2016-6690
The sound driver in the kernel in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Nexus Player devices allows attack…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 28%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The sound driver in the kernel in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Nexus Player devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28838221.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93301 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6690
- NVD: CVE-2016-6690
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