CVE-2016-3760 Race condition in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a race condition in Bluetooth pairing sessions on Android.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-3760?

CVE-2016-3760 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bluetooth in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a pairing that remains present during a session of the primary user, aka internal bug 27410683.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3760?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3760?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3760 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mmwq-5f7f-q6r5, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3760.

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