What is CVE-2016-3748?

CVE-2016-3748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3748?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3748

The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3748?: CVE-2016-3748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3748?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.