Integer Overflow in Qualcomm Bootloader Allows Privilege Escalation

CVE-2016-3850 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164.

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