CVE-2016-2492 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The MediaTek power-management driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28085410.

Published: 2016-06-13

Score: 7.8 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 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:google:android_one:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-3574	The MediaTek power-management driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28085410.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00043.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android Android One

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-06-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.230Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-2492

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-13T01:59:31.767

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2492

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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