CVE-2016-8439
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack...
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.
- Record
CVE-2016-8439- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.
- Record
CVE-2016-8439- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9287 No score
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9287- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7342-qgvc-m343
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack...
Possible buffer overflow in trust zone access control API. Buffer overflow may occur due to lack of buffer size checking. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-31625204. References: QC-CR#1027804.
- Record
GHSA-7342-qgvc-m343- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2016-8439 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published January 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.