CVE-2016-5855 (GCVE-0-2016-5855)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-16 15:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a user-supplied buffer is casted to a structure without checking if the source buffer is large enough.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CWE
- Buffer Over-read in Secure Processor
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98220 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm, Inc. | All Qualcomm products |
Affected:
Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-05-01 00:00
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