CVE-2016-5861 json
In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace i…
published 2017-08-16 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6795
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm products
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
source.codeaurora.org
/quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=cf3c97b8b6165f13810e530068fbf94b07f1f77d
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
patch, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1038623
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5861
- NVD CVE-2016-5861
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