CVE-2016-3796

High

Published: 11/07/2016(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The MediaTek power driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Other vulnerabilities in MediaTek power driver

CVE-2017-0615High
A vulnerability in the MediaTek power driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the kernel context. It first requires compromising a privileged process.

Original NVD description (English source)

The MediaTek power driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29008443 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02677244.