CVE-2016-0801

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: February 07, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25662029.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: security@android.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: security@android.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: security@android.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Source: security@android.com
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt
Source: security@android.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Source: security@android.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00015.html
Source: security@android.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Source: security@android.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Source: security@android.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
Source: security@android.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
Source: security@android.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39801/
Source: security@android.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-02-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39801/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
47.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

apple google

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