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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-5855
In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for...
Vulnerability Description
In a driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a user-supplied buffer is casted to a structure without checking if the source buffer is large enough.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Qualcomm, Inc.
View all reports →Affected Software
All Qualcomm products
Vulnerable Versions:
Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2017
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.