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CVE-2016-8446 Details

Description

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-31747749. References: MT-ALPS02968909.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95229 CVE
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95229 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
google android
<= 7.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8446
NVD Published Date:
Jan 12, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-8446 Details - Not Deferred