CVE-2016-6676
Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver Android Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description
Off-by-one error in CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted application that makes a GET_CFG ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 30874066 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1000853.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-6676.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6676 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6676
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6676 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6676 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 Added Reference https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 No Types Assigned https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.00%
score
0.16063
percentile