CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0820

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The MediaTek Wi-Fi kernel driver in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The MediaTek Wi-Fi kernel driver in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26267358.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS