CVE-2016-10231

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound codec driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-33966912. References: QC-CR#1096799.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google Inc.	Android	Android kernel

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97402Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97402Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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