CVE-2016-5861 Memory corruption in All Qualcomm products
A heap overflow in Qualcomm display drivers allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via controlled userspace variables.
- 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-2016-5861?
CVE-2016-5861 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace is used to calculate offsets and sizes for copy operations, which could result in heap overflow.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-5861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qwg-qhg3-83g6.