CVE-2016-2471

HIGH

Qualcomm Wi-Fi - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-2471. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2471, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Android's wireless driver. It triggers a heap overflow via a crafted SIOCSIWSCAN ioctl call with an oversized scan request, leading to potential kernel memory corruption.

Description

The Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27773913.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-2471

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2471, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Android's wireless driver. It triggers a heap overflow via a crafted SIOCSIWSCAN ioctl call with an oversized scan request, leading to potential kernel memory corruption.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android (versions prior to 2016-11-01 security patch level)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: root access to execute the binary · presence of a wireless interface (e.g., wlan0)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
google/android < 6.0.1
Published Jun 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026