CVE-2016-3808 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3808?

CVE-2016-3808 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 serial peripheral interface driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28430009.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3808?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mmp7-fwg4-65jv.