CVE-2016-0807

The get_build_id function in elf_utils.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows...

8.4 HighFix available

The get_build_id function in elf_utils.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that mishandles a Desc Size element in an ELF Note, aka internal bug 25187394.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.4

Record: CVE-2016-0807
CVSS 3.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0807
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0818 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-0818
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6wm-7cfc-hf64 8.4

The get_build_id function in elf_utils.cpp in Debuggerd in Android 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows...

Record: GHSA-c6wm-7cfc-hf64
CVSS 3.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.4

Record: CVE-2016-0807
CVSS 3.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-0807 8.4

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0807
CVSS 3.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0807 8.4

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0807
CVSS 3.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android-platform-system-core` Debian:11	before 1:7.0.0+r1-1	1:7.0.0+r1-1
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0807 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Google Android, published February 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in android-platform-system-core 1:7.0.0+r1-1.