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CVE-2016-2434

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27251090.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.25%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27251090.

Record
CVE-2016-2434
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27251090.

Record
CVE-2016-2434
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3516 No score

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27251090.

Record
EUVD-2016-3516
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g49c-3hp9-ch4h 7.8

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain...

The NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27251090.

Record
GHSA-g49c-3hp9-ch4h
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubjianqiangzhao/CVE-2016-24342016-07-05

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2016-2434 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 9, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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