CVE-2016-6676

Description

Off-by-one error in CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted application that makes a GET_CFG ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 30874066 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1000853.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6ba9136879232442a182996427e5c88e5a7512a8 third party advisory patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6676?
CVE-2016-6676 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6676?
To fix CVE-2016-6676, 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-2016-6676 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6676 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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