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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10493 · published 18 April 2018

CVE-2016-10493: Qualcomm mdm9206 firmware memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Qualcomm · Mdm9206 Firmware

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, NPA routines on the rootPD that handle resource requests remoted over QDI may not validate pointers passed from user space which may result in guest OS memory corruption.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 1.1% · top 34.0% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
27Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, NPA routines on the rootPD that handle resource requests remoted over QDI may not validate pointers passed from user space which may result in guest OS memory corruption.

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

Affected products

27 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10493), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.