CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5868

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to remote attackers gaining control over the device, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process.

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