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.

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th 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-19

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)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.