CVE-2016-2467 describes a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver affecting Android devices, specifically Nexus 5, before the 2016-06-01 security update. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, its high CVSS score of 7.8 and mention in security news indicate its potential impact. Community discussion and media coverage are limited, suggesting it hasn't garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.