What is CVE-2016-3850?

CVE-2016-3850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3850?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3850

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3850?: CVE-2016-3850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3850?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.