CVE-2016-5862

low-risk
Published 2017-08-16

When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98194
Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
Issue Tracking https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4199451e83729a3...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98194
Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
Issue Tracking https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4199451e83729a3...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal