PT-2016-2440 · Google+1 · Android+1

Published 2016-07-11 · Updated 2016-07-12 · CVE-2016-3796

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MediaTek power driver versions prior to 2016-07-05

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the MediaTek power driver of the Android operating system. It can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2016-07-05, update the MediaTek power driver to a version released after 2016-07-05 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01830

CVE-2016-3796

Affected Products

Android

Mediatek Power Driver

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01830 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3796 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3796 · Security Note