Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-3856
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92256 (vdb-entry)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3856?
- CVE-2016-3856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3856?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.