CVE-2016-3931

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Published Oct 10, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm QSEE Communicator driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29157595 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1036418.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4944	drivers/misc/qseecom.c in the Qualcomm QSEE Communicator driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29157595 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1036418.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.574% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93313
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=e80b88323f9ff0bb0e545f209eec08ec56fca816

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published: Oct 10, 2016, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

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