8.8

CVE-2016-5861: qualcomm, inc. all qualcomm products

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 16-08-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5861 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. all qualcomm products. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 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. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace is used to calculate offsets and sizes for copy operations, which could result in heap overflow.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

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

3 links