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CVE-2016-8399

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.0
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Google Inc. Android

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2931 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94708 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0869 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2930 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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