7.0
HIGH
CVE-2016-8399
Android Kernel Elevation of Privilege Granular Access
Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8399 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8399 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Linux linux_kernel

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).

None

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Born at : Jan. 26, 2017, 5:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8399 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8399 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.38 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.8.14
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance) https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance) https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8399 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.02%

score

0.65775

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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