Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6725

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in the Qualcomm crypto driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution in the context of the kernel. Android ID: A-30515053. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#1050970.

Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.0
- (no CPE)range: Kernel-3.10

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94182nvd

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