Critical severity · published Aug 18, 2017
CVE-2016-10388
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a configuration vulnerability exists when loading a 3rd-party QTEE application
9.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a configuration vulnerability exists when loading a 3rd-party QTEE application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10388
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10388
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
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