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CVE-2016-0828

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0828 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the mediaserver component of Android 5.x and 6.x, specifically within the BnGraphicBufferConsumer::onTransact function. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information, such as Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, by triggering an ATTACH_BUFFER action due to an uninitialized slot variable. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, and primarily impacts confidentiality. The FAUCET Risk Score is 48/100. There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No, Hot List: Inactive), and no public exploit code is available via Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has received moderate community attention with 2 mentions and 2 media articles, indicating some awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/frameworks/native/+/dded8fdbb700d6cc498debc69a780915bc34d755
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/84261