What is CVE-2016-3757?

CVE-2016-3757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3757?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-3757

The print_maps function in toolbox/lsof.c 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 user-assisted attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that attempts to list a long name of a memory-mapped file, aka internal bug 28175237. NOTE: print_maps is not related to the Vic Abell lsof product.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3757?: CVE-2016-3757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.