CVE-2016-3856

Description

netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92256 vdb entry
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BF64.1.2.1&id=cc2853e6cec8ca2cf92430ad9a83358b131fc417 issue tracking patch
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/system/netd/commit/?h=LA.BR.1&id=568ef402f6d5a7a50c126aafc78c4edf59abba1c issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3856?
CVE-2016-3856 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3856?
To fix CVE-2016-3856, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3856 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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