CVE-2016-5862 Null dereference in All Qualcomm products
A kernel crash caused by incorrect type casting in codec control handling allows local attackers to trigger a device restart, impacting Qualcomm Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5862?
CVE-2016-5862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead of the codec's individual structure, resulting in a device restart after kernel crash occurs.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9v9m-grrv-xcjm.