What is CVE-2016-3923?

CVE-2016-3923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3923?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3923

The Accessibility services in Android 7.0 before 2016-10-01 mishandle motion events, which allows attackers to conduct touchjacking attacks and consequently gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30647115.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3923?: CVE-2016-3923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3923?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.