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CVE-2016-4038

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4038 describes an array index error in the msm_sensor_config function within the kernel of specific Samsung devices running Android KitKat or Lollipop with APQ8084, MSM8974, or MSM8974pro chipsets. This vulnerability, rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), allows a local attacker to achieve significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:samsung_mobile:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.samsungmobile.com / smrupdate.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/17/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory