CVE-2016-3869 Privilege escalation in n/a
A crafted application can exploit the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android to gain elevated privileges on affected Nexus and Pixel devices.
- 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-2016-3869?
CVE-2016-3869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Sep 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 Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29009982 and Broadcom internal bug RB#96070.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3869?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f6x-c4f7-95p8.