CVE-2016-3798 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Android One devices running Android versions prior to July 5, 2016. It allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application, leveraging a flaw in the MediaTek hardware sensor driver. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage 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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