What is CVE-2016-3854?

CVE-2016-3854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-3854?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2016-3854

drivers/media/video/msm/msm_mctl_buf.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 does not validate the image mode, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR897326.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3854?: CVE-2016-3854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-3854?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.