CVE-2016-3915

High

Published: 10/10/2016(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Camera service in Android allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. This affects Android versions 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious threat to user data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

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

Other vulnerabilities in Camera service in Android

CVE-2016-3916High
A vulnerability in the Camera service in Android allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. This affects Android versions 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01.

Original NVD description (English source)

camera/src/camera_metadata.c in the Camera service in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30591838.