CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0809

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in the wifi_cleanup function in wifi_hal.cpp in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to the local physical environment during execution of a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious consequences for user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to a version after 2016-02-01 to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications running in the local environment.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the wifi_cleanup function in bcmdhd/wifi_hal/wifi_hal.cpp in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to the local physical environment during execution of a crafted application, aka internal bug 25753768.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS