CVE-2016-6492 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Google Android devices utilizing the MediaTek driver. A crafted application can exploit the MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function through a specific IOCTL call, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as high severity (CVSS 7.8), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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