What is CVE-2016-3751?

CVE-2016-3751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3751?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3751 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3751

Unspecified vulnerability in libpng before 1.6.20, as used in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01, allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 23265085.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Libpng
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3751?: CVE-2016-3751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3751?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3751 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.