CVE-2016-3762 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges on Android devices by exploiting a flaw in the sockets subsystem involving unrecognized socket classes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3762?
CVE-2016-3762 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The sockets subsystem in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that uses (1) the AF_MSM_IPC socket class or (2) another socket class that is unrecognized by SELinux, aka internal bug 28612709.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r6p-r9pm-m3ff.