CVE-2016-3792 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 11 Jul 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A local attacker can gain elevated privileges on Android devices by exploiting a mishandled data copy in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver.

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-2016-3792?

CVE-2016-3792 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

CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices mishandles userspace data copying, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 27725204 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561022.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h558-fg72-4xph.