5.5med
CVE-2016-8467
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device. This issue is rated as High because it is a local permanent denial of service (device interoperability: completely permanent or requiring re-flashing the entire operating system). Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-30308784.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/95250 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityintelligence.com /android-vulnerabilities-attacking-nexus-6-and-6p-custom-boot-modes/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8467
- NVD: CVE-2016-8467
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