CVE-2016-5868 describes a critical vulnerability in the Qualcomm networking driver (rndis_ipa.c) within Android, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.0) requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a crafted application compromises a privileged process. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for severe impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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