CVE-2016-3857 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3857 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-3857 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3857/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3857/index.md)
Attackers can gain privileges on Nexus 7 devices via a crafted application exploiting an Android kernel vulnerability.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3857?
CVE-2016-3857 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 kernel in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28522518.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3857?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-3857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3857, GHSA-vqp6-fq4v-xhc9.