01 Record

CVE-2016-6492

The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The MT6573FDVT_SetRegHW function in camera_fdvt.c in the MediaTek driver for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an MT6573FDVTIOC_T_SET_FDCONF_CMD IOCTL

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 66.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-01-12 23:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:29Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-07-28

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-264
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

18f35a4d6b6f9a5269953b13748a8c1365aa2eac2a1b1d90ad6d345368c5f89c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

googleandroidNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com92207http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com20160730 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in MediaTek Driver ( CVE-2016-6492)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138113/MediaTek-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC