CVE-2016-3849 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ION driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28939740.

Published: 2016-08-05

Score: 7.8 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-4862	The ION driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28939740.

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 Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00014.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92243

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2016-08-05T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.296Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3849

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-05T20:59:40.907

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

Link: CVE-2016-3849

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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