CVE-2016-0805 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Attackers can gain privileges on Android devices via a crafted application exploiting the Qualcomm performance event manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-0805?

CVE-2016-0805 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The performance event manager for Qualcomm ARM processors in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25773204.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0805?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-0805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfjq-qxf7-7p2h, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0805.

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