CVE-2016-6727
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038666
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94133
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038666
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94133
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.