CVE-2016-5854

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Published Aug 16, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, kernel heap memory can be exposed to userspace.

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

Qualcomm, Inc.

All Qualcomm products

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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-2016-6788	In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, kernel heap memory can be exposed to userspace.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.462% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98219
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=28d23d4d7999f683b27b6e0c489635265b67a4c9

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:16 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 3:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:16 AM
Reserved: Jun 28, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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