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CVE-2016-5342

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 80th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5342Moderate

kernel: Heap-based buffer overflow in wcnss_wlan_write function

Aug 30, 2016

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
source.codeaurora.org / quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
codeaurora.org / buffer-overflow-vulnerability-wcnsswlanwrite-cve-2016-5342
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/92693
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry