CVE-2016-8445

low-risk
Published 2017-01-12

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31747590. References: MT-ALPS02968983.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% 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
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CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95229
Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95229
Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal