CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the arguments array, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that sends a WE_UNIT_TEST_CMD command, aka Android internal bug 29944562 and Qualcomm internal bug CR997797
Published Sep 11, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.82%
Description
CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the arguments array, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that sends a WE_UNIT_TEST_CMD command, aka Android internal bug 29944562 and Qualcomm internal bug CR997797.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 55.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 52.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 30.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 51.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 50.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 48.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=50e8f265b3f7926aeb4e49c33f7301ace89faa77 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=a3974e61c960aadcc147c3c5704a67309171642d x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=50e8f265b3f7926aeb4e49c33f7301ace89faa77 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=a3974e61c960aadcc147c3c5704a67309171642d | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.