CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0843

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Qualcomm ARM processor performance-event manager in Android before version 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, and 6.x before April 1, 2016 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Qualcomm ARM processor performance-event manager in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25801197.

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