CVE-2016-10481

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, QCA4531, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 600, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, if WLAN FW receives the WMI_STA_SMPS_PARAM_CMDID ioctl in not-associated state, when the virtual channel handle is not assigned, the code doesn't check for NULL virtual channel handle, so an assert occurs.

Published: 2018-04-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-10481 is rated Moderate Risk (63.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.27%). EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10481

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 0.22% 1.27% +1.05%
2 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.22% -0.49%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10481

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]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm mdm9607_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9635m_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_210_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_212_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_205_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_425_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_425_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_600_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_625_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_650_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_652_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_652_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_808_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_808_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_810_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_810_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_820_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_820_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_835_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_845_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdx20_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4531_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4531_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6584_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6584au_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9378_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9378_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9379_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10481

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