CVE-2016-8462 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2016-8462?

CVE-2016-8462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32510383.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8462?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8hw3-6cv2-9ff4.