7.6

CVE-2016-5853: qualcomm, inc. all qualcomm products

CVSS: 7.6v2.0HighModified
Published 16-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5853 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. all qualcomm products. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when a sanity check encounters a length value not in the correct range, an error message is printed, but code execution continues in the same way as for a correct length value.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 0.78% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Qualcomm, inc.1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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