CVE-2016-10486

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile MDM9640, MDM9645, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, and SD 820A, PD failure reason string from user PD is used directly in root PD, so if the buffer parameter is non-NULL terminated in Diag F3 APIs, a buffer overread occurs.

Affected products

Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Mdm9645 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 617 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 652 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 808 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 810 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware: all versions
Qualcomm Sd 820A Firmware: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01

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