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CVE-2016-8459

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
Severity9.8Critical · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability1.71 %higher than 77% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Possible buffer overflow in storage subsystem. Bad parameters as part of listener responses to RPMB commands could lead to buffer overflow. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel 3.18. Android ID: A-32577972. References: QC-CR#988462.

CVSS

Base score
9.8
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.71 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
77
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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