CVE-2016-3769 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A crafted application can exploit the NVIDIA video driver on Android to gain elevated privileges, requiring users to apply the July 2016 security patch.

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-2016-3769?

CVE-2016-3769 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 NVIDIA video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28376656.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3769?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5w3-9qmj-8jmx.

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