CVE-2016-6745

HIGH

Android < 7.1.0 - Elevation of Privilege in Synaptics Touchscreen Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-6745. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-6745, targeting a race condition in the Android kernel's handling of the `imagesize` and `data` sysfs files. The PoC uses multiple forks to trigger concurrent writes, leading to a heap overflow.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Synaptics touchscreen driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-31252388.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2016-6745

The repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-6745, targeting a race condition in the Android kernel's handling of the `imagesize` and `data` sysfs files. The PoC uses multiple forks to trigger concurrent writes, leading to a heap overflow.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Android kernel (tested on Nexus 6P with fingerprint google/angler/angler:6.0.1/MTC19X/2960136)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device's sysfs files · Kernel version vulnerable to CVE-2016-6745
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94131
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 20.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
google/android 7.0
google/android < 7.1.0
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18
Published Nov 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026