CVE-2016-6675 (GCVE-0-2016-6675)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-10 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:36
VLAI
EPSS
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Summary
Off-by-one error in CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.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 linkspeed ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 30873776 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1000861.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/v… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2016-10-05 00:00
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