CVE-2016-3795 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A crafted application can gain privileges via the MediaTek power driver in Android One devices, requiring a 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-2016-3795?

CVE-2016-3795 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 MediaTek power driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28085222 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02677244.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3795?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82c3-r9c2-qq8v.

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