CVE-2016-3847 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A crafted application can exploit the NVIDIA media driver to gain elevated privileges on Nexus 9 devices running Android.

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-2016-3847?

CVE-2016-3847 is a high-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 NVIDIA media driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 9 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28871433.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3847?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3847?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g3q-vw52-vh9q.

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