CVE-2016-0820 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek Wi-Fi kernel driver within Android 6.0.1, affecting versions prior to the March 1, 2016 update. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to install a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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