Vulnerability identifier: #VU1039

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5195

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploits in database: 21

• December 15, 2022
  • DirtyCOW-PoC (An exploit script of CVE-2016-5195) [Github]
• June 29, 2022
  • dirtycow (Dirty Cow exploit - CVE-2016-5195) [Github]
• May 19, 2022
  • dirtycow (Dirty Cow exploit - CVE-2016-5195) [Github]
• March 7, 2021
  • CVE-2016-5195 (DirtyCOW Exploit for Android) [Github]
• January 12, 2021
  • Dirty-COW-CVE-2016-5195- (Exploit the dirtycow vulnerability to login as root) [Github]
  • Dirty-COW-CVE-2016-5195- (Exploit the dirtycow vulnerability to login as root) [Github]
• December 28, 2020
  • rootcow (CVE-2016-5195 exploit) [Github]
• May 12, 2020
  • Dirty-Cow-CVE-2016-5195- (This is a Dirty Cow (CVE-2016-5195) privilege escalation vulnerability exploit) [Github]
• April 7, 2020
  • amazon_remove_ads_apk (Android App that removes amazon ads on the lockscreen on motorolla phones using exploit CVE 2016 5195) [Github]
  • amazon_remove_ads_apk (Android App that removes amazon ads on the lockscreen on motorolla phones using exploit CVE 2016 5195) [Github]
• March 18, 2020
  • derpyc0w (Example exploit for CVE-2016-5195) [Github]
  • CVE-2016-5195 (A CVE-2016-5195 exploit example.) [Github]
  • org.cowpoop.moooooo (Android APK Based On Public Information Using DirtyCOW CVE-2016-5195 Exploit) [Github]
  • CVE-2016-5195 (Recent Linux privilege escalation exploit) [Github]
  • dirtycow.cr (CVE-2016-5195 exploit written in Crystal) [Github]
  • labs (Vulnerability Labs for security analysis) [Github]
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW' /proc/self/mem Race Condition (PoC) (Write Access) [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 (x86/x64) - 'Dirty COW' /proc/self/mem Race Condition Privilege Escalation (SUID) [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW' PTRACE_POKEDATA Race Condition (PoC) (Write Access) [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW' PTRACE_POKEDATA Race Condition Privilege Escalation (/etc/passwd) [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW' /proc/self/mem Race Condition Privilege Escalation (/etc/passwd) [Exploit-DB]

Impact: Code execution

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation