CVE-2016-2433 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver for Android, as used by BlackBerry smartphones before Build AAE570, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

Published: 2017-04-21

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3515	The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver for Android, as used by BlackBerry smartphones before Build AAE570, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00376.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038167
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98034

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2017-04-21T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.360Z

Reserved: 2016-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2433

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-21T20:59:00.603

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-2433

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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