CVE-2016-0802

Description

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25306181.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.66% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0802?
CVE-2016-0802 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0802?
To fix CVE-2016-0802, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0802 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0802 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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