What is CVE-2016-3934?

CVE-2016-3934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3934?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2016-3934

drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/io/msm_camera_cci_i2c.c in the Qualcomm camera driver in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Android One devices relies on variable-length arrays, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30102557 and Qualcomm internal bug CR 789704.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th 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-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3934?: CVE-2016-3934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3934?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.