PT-2017-1100 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2017-01-18 · CVE-2016-8446

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)

Description An elevation of privilege issue in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00193

CVE-2016-8446

Affected Products

Android

Mediatek

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8446 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00193 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95229 · Note