CVE-2016-5342 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the wcnss_wlan_write function within the wcnss_wlan device driver for Linux kernel 3.x, impacting Google Android and Linux kernel products. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a local attacker with low privileges can cause a denial of service or potentially achieve further unspecified impact with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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