CVE-2016-3836 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can obtain sensitive information via a crafted application due to a missing default constructor in the SurfaceFlinger service.

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-2016-3836?

CVE-2016-3836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 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 SurfaceFlinger service in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, related to lack of a default constructor in include/ui/FrameStats.h, aka internal bug 28592402.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r4px-9294-wc7w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3836.

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