CVE-2016-5345

HIGH

Android - Buffer Overflow in Qualcomm Radio Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-5345. PoCs published by NickStephens.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2016-5345, targeting a heap overflow vulnerability in the Qualcomm FM Radio Driver. The exploit leverages a crafted ioctl request to overwrite kernel structures, ultimately modifying credentials to escalate privileges.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Qualcomm radio driver in Android before 2017-01-05 on Android One devices allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 32639452 and Qualcomm internal bug CR1079713.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by NickStephens · poc
https://github.com/NickStephens/cve-2016-5345

This repository contains a functional privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2016-5345, targeting a heap overflow vulnerability in the Qualcomm FM Radio Driver. The exploit leverages a crafted ioctl request to overwrite kernel structures, ultimately modifying credentials to escalate privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Qualcomm FM Radio Driver (affecting ASUS devices)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable device driver (/dev/radio0) · Some level of privileges to open the driver
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95273

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 35.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
google/android
Published Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026