CVE-2016-3799
HighSummary
The MediaTek video 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 may 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 video driver
See all- CVE-2017-0742High
CVE-2017-0742 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek video driver affecting the Android kernel.
- CVE-2017-0617High
A vulnerability in the MediaTek video driver allows a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. It first requires compromising a privileged process.
- CVE-2016-3928High
The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Original NVD description (English source)
The MediaTek video driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28175025 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02693738.