CVE-2016-3851 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941.

Published: 2016-08-05

Score: 8.1 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-2016-4864	The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

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 0.00123.

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/92251

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.194Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3851

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-05T20:59:43.070

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

Link: CVE-2016-3851

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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