CVE-2016-0809

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Published Feb 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the wifi_cleanup function in bcmdhd/wifi_hal/wifi_hal.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to the local physical environment during execution of a crafted application, aka internal bug 25753768.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0820	Use-after-free vulnerability in the wifi_cleanup function in bcmdhd/wifi_hal/wifi_hal.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to the local physical environment during execution of a crafted application, aka internal bug 25753768.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.555% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/broadcom/wlan/+/2c5a4fac8bc8198f6a2635ede776f8de40a0c3e1

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published: Feb 7, 2016, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

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