CVE-2016-3846 : The Serial Peripheral Interface driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X

The Serial Peripheral Interface driver in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28817378.

Published 2016-08-05 20:59:37

Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41

Source Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)

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Products affected by CVE-2016-3846

Google » Android
Versions up to, including, (<=) 6.0.1
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3846

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 16 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3846

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.6	HIGH	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	4.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
7.0	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.0	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2016-3846

CWE-264

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-3846

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92240

Google Nexus CVE-2016-3846 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

Android Security Bulletin—August 2016 | Android Open Source Project
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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