CVE-2016-6492 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Google	Android

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6492
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6492

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-12T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:20.303Z

Reserved: 2016-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6492

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-12T23:59:00.493

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6492

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-07-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6492 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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