CVE-2016-3748 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804.

Published: 2016-07-11

Score: 8.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4761	The sockets subsystem in Android 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to bypass intended system-call restrictions via a crafted application that makes an ioctl call, aka internal bug 28171804.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00067.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sepolicy/+/556bb0f55324e8839d7b735a0de9bc31028e839e

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-07-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.527Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3748

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-11T01:59:48.603

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3748

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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