CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5859

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In a sound driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, calling a function with a very large length may lead to an integer overflow followed by a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Buffer overflow may allow an attacker to execute malicious code, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the sound drivers to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In a sound driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, if a function is called with a very large length, an integer overflow could occur followed by a buffer overflow.

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