CVE-2016-3771 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in MediaTek drivers on Android One devices running Android versions prior to July 5, 2016. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, gaining high privileges on the affected device. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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