CVE-2016-5857 — The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 34386529 and Qualcomm internal bug CR#1094140

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HIGH

The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 34386529 and Qualcomm internal bug CR#1094140

Published Mar 20, 2017

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.26%

Description

The Qualcomm SPCom driver in Android before 7.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 34386529 and Qualcomm internal bug CR#1094140.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.26% 0.00260

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00260

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	0.26% (0.00260)	16.05th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.26% (0.00260)	17.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.03% (0.00027)	4.65th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00072)	33.08th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 22, 2023	0.07% (0.00072)	29.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00066)	27.03th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.10% (0.01102)	53.65th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 15, 2022	1.10% (0.01102)	51.95th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.10% (0.01102)	49.95th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.10% (0.01102)	28.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (2)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01		x_refsource_CONFIRM

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 20, 2017

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 28, 2016

Link CVE-2016-5857

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-5857

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-5857