CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10277

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise.

Risk Assessment

The organization may face permanent device damage, which could require reflashing the operating system to repair the device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the bootloader to the latest version and monitor devices for potential malicious applications.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33840490.

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