What is CVE-2016-3890?

CVE-2016-3890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3890?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3890

The Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) implementation in adb/sockets.cpp in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 mishandles socket close operations, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28347842.

Published 2016-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92851 (vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/268068f25673242d1d5130d96202d32… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 (vdb-entry)
android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/014b01706cc64dc9c2ad94a96f62e07… (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3890?: CVE-2016-3890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3890?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.