CVE-2016-3746 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the mm-video-v4l2 vdec component of the Android mediaserver, affecting versions 4.x through 6.x prior to specific patch levels. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, leading to privilege escalation, including Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. While the CVSSv3 score is 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or evidence of active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this vulnerability are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.