CVE-2016-6492

high

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 call.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92207

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539058/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H