CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5861

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace is used to calculate offsets and sizes for copy operations, which could result in heap overflow.

Risk Assessment

Heap overflow could allow an attacker to execute malicious code in the context of the kernel, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

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

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Original NVD description (English source)

In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace is used to calculate offsets and sizes for copy operations, which could result in heap overflow.

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