CVE-2016-8433

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the…

published January 12, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31750190. References: MT-ALPS02974192.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00709 · 52.7th percentile
Published
2017-01-12T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JAN 20:00Z
    An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the…
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