CVE-2016-5864 Integer overflow in All Qualcomm products
Integer overflow in Qualcomm audio drivers allows buffer overflow and out-of-bounds access, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2016-5864?
CVE-2016-5864 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
In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from userspace, and if they are set to a large value, integer overflow is possible followed by buffer overflow. In another function, a missing check for a lower bound may result in an out of bounds memory access.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5864?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8q7c-5gh4-x64v.