CVE-2016-0801

Exp

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted wireless control message packets, aka internal bug 25662029.

Published: 2016-02-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0801 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 33.37%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-0801

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39801 exploit_db edb 2016-05-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0801

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 47.54% 33.37% -14.18%
2 2026-04-05 43.79% 47.54% +3.75%
3 2026-03-31 — 43.79% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0801

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
8.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.5 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0801

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0801

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-0801 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (firmware-nonfree), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0801
ubuntu high CVE-2016-0801 high priority: Ubuntu including 27 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 162 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 104, needs-triage 26, not-affected 21, ignored 11. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0801

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0801

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone_os <= 9.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x <= 10.11.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos <= 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos <= 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0801

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