CVE-2016-6692

Name: CVE-2016-6692
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-10-10T11:00:09.107+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.95%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6692 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1004933.. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm MDSS driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR 1004933.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.95%

56.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	<= 7.0

References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=0f0e7047d39f9fb3a1a7f389918ff79cdb4a50b3Issue Tracking, Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=0f0e7047d39f9fb3a1a7f389918ff79cdb4a50b3Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-6692?

How severe is CVE-2016-6692?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-6692 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6692?

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Source: NVD / NIST