What is CVE-2016-3882?

CVE-2016-3882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3882?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3882

Off-by-one error in server/wifi/anqp/VenueNameElement.java in Wi-Fi in Android 6.x before 2016-10-01 and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an access point that provides a crafted (1) Venue Group or (2) Venue Type value, aka internal bug 29464811.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3882?: CVE-2016-3882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3882?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.