CVE-2016-6679
low-risk
Published 2016-10-10
CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that makes a setwpaie ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 29915601 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1000913.
Do I need to act?
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0.11% 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
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93309
Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93309
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal