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CVE-2016-5862

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5862 describes a type casting error in Qualcomm products running Android or Firefox OS for MSM. This flaw allows a userspace control command related to codecs to cause a kernel crash and device restart. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but can lead to a complete loss of availability, confidentiality, and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 34th percentile among its peer group of 386 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-05-01
PatchVendor Advisory
source.codeaurora.org / quic/la//kernel/msm-4.4/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98194
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry