CVE-2016-8417
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32342399. References: QC-CR#1088824.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32342399. References: QC-CR#1088824.
- Record
CVE-2016-8417- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32342399. References: QC-CR#1088824.
- Record
CVE-2016-8417- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9265 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32342399. References: QC-CR#1088824.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9265- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fhm4-59jm-xv3q
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32342399. References: QC-CR#1088824.
- Record
GHSA-fhm4-59jm-xv3q- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8417 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published March 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
securitytracker.com/id/1037968
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit?id=01dcc0a7cc23f23a89adf72393d5a27c6d576cd0
securityfocus.com/bid/96832
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8417
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhm4-59jm-xv3q