TI-2016-05718 Aliases CVE-2016-6675 GHSA-x52m-3gr5-36hx

Off-by-one error in CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in…

LOW 35CWE-119Published 2016-10-10 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Off-by-one error in CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted application that makes a linkspeed ioctl call, aka Android internal bug 30873776 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 1000861.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00704 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::	up to 7.0	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6675
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x52m-3gr5-36hx

References

Patch 1

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la//platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/?id=1353fa0bd0c78427f3ae7d9bde7daeb75bd01d09

Advisory 1

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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