CVE-2016-8482 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-31799863. References: N-CVE-2016-8482.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95231Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01PatchVendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95231Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8482?

CVE-2016-8482 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-31799863. References: N-CVE-2016-8482.

How severe is CVE-2016-8482?

CVE-2016-8482 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8482?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.