CVE-2016-3806

High

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

Summary

The MediaTek display 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 display driver

CVE-2017-13170High
CVE-2017-13170 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MediaTek display driver in Android. It affects the Android kernel.

Original NVD description (English source)

The MediaTek display driver in Android before 2016-07-05 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28402341 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02715341.