What is CVE-2016-8396?

CVE-2016-8396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-8396?

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

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2016-8396

An information disclosure vulnerability in the MediaTek video driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31249105.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (27.3th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8396?: CVE-2016-8396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-8396?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.