CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10284

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-10284 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization involves the potential execution of malicious code in the system kernel, which could lead to complete control over the device. The high risk associated with privilege escalation may result in serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and restricting access to applications with administrator privileges is advised.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32402303. References: QC-CR#2000664.

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